The Tongs And The Bones: The Memoirs Of Lord Harewood
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Few memoirs bridge the worlds of royal privilege and high art with such candour and grace as The Tongs and the Bones. George Lascelles, the 7th Earl of Harewood and cousin to Queen Elizabeth II, chronicles a remarkable double life — one spent navigating the formal corridors of the British aristocracy while simultaneously reshaping the landscape of opera in Britain. From his wartime captivity as a prisoner of war to his transformative tenure at the English National Opera and the Edinburgh Festival, the narrative unfolds with the authority of a man who stood at the intersection of power and passion. What emerges is a portrait of a singular twentieth-century figure whose love of music — particularly opera — was not a pastime but a vocation. Harewood's prose is precise and unaffected, illuminating the inner workings of institutions like Covent Garden and detailing his personal relationships with towering artistic figures including Benjamin Britten and Maria Callas. The result is a memoir that leaves the reader wondering just how much of modern British cultural life was quietly shaped by this most unlikely of impresarios.
Author: Lord Harewood
Format: Hardback
Published: 1981, Weidenfeld and Nicolson
Genre: Biography
Condition remarks:
Condition: Good to fair. Jacket: good, worn/faded (refer to image). Page Condition: Good - possible tanning. Markings: possible previous owner inscription.
Few memoirs bridge the worlds of royal privilege and high art with such candour and grace as The Tongs and the Bones. George Lascelles, the 7th Earl of Harewood and cousin to Queen Elizabeth II, chronicles a remarkable double life — one spent navigating the formal corridors of the British aristocracy while simultaneously reshaping the landscape of opera in Britain. From his wartime captivity as a prisoner of war to his transformative tenure at the English National Opera and the Edinburgh Festival, the narrative unfolds with the authority of a man who stood at the intersection of power and passion. What emerges is a portrait of a singular twentieth-century figure whose love of music — particularly opera — was not a pastime but a vocation. Harewood's prose is precise and unaffected, illuminating the inner workings of institutions like Covent Garden and detailing his personal relationships with towering artistic figures including Benjamin Britten and Maria Callas. The result is a memoir that leaves the reader wondering just how much of modern British cultural life was quietly shaped by this most unlikely of impresarios.