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A history of opera

text A history of opera

Abbate, Carolyn.

Summary

Looks at the long history and evolution of opera, discussing the social, political, literary, and economic circumstances relevant to it, as well as the polemics that have accompanied it and the problems that it has faced in the last half century.

Contents
Opera's first centennial -- Opera seria -- Discipline -- Opera buffa and Mozart's line of beauty -- Singing and speaking before 1800 -- The German problem -- Rossini and transition -- The tenor comes of age -- Young Verdi -- Grand opera -- Young W... Read more
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Description
xix, 603 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 25 cm.
Publisher
W.W. Norton & Co. 2012
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