Rainy Day Books
2706 W 53rd Street
Fairway, KS 66205
In this Opera Book Club meeting, we'll discuss a book about the cultural legacy of the Savoy Hotel and Savoy Theatre, where the illustrious duo Gilbert and Sullivan (creators of The Pirates of Penzance) found their home and defined the “Savoy opera.”
About the Book
The Secret Life of the Savoy: Glamour and Intrigue at the World's Most Famous Hotel by Olivia Williams
The captivating story of the famed Savoy Hotel’s founders, told through three generations—and one hundred years—of glamour and high society. In three generations, the D'Oyly Carte family and London's Savoy Hotel pioneered the idea of the luxury hotel and the modern theater, propelled Gilbert and Sullivan to lasting stardom, made Oscar Wilde a transatlantic celebrity, inspired a P. G. Wodehouse series, and popularized early jazz, electric lights, and Art Deco. Following the history of the iconic Savoy Hotel through three generations of the D'Oyly Carte family, The Secret Life of the Savoy brings to life the extraordinary cultural legacy of the most famous hotel in the world.
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Opera Book Club is presented in partnership by Lyric Opera of Kansas City and Rainy Day Books.
