Venanzio Rauzzini in Britain - Castrato, Composer, and Cultural Leader

Examines the remarkable career of leading soprano castrato Venanzio Rauzzini (1746-1810), the first castrato to make Britain his home.

List of contents

Preface
Rauzzini's European Career
A Debut Season at the King's Theatre, 1774-75
Two Further Seasons at the King's Theatre, 1775-77
Concerts and Composing, 1774-81
A Continuing Relationship with the King's Theatre
A Life in Bath
The Bath Concerts
Final Curtain
Appendix A: Concert Programs, 1786-1810
Appendix B: Operatic Roles Performed by Venanzio Rauzzini
Notes
Bibliography
Index

About the author

Paul F. Rice

Product details

• Authors: Paul F Rice, Paul F (Royalty Account) Rice, Paul F. Rice
• Publisher: Boydell & Brewer
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 09.10.2015
• EAN: 9781580465328
• ISBN: 978-1-58046-532-8
• No. of pages: 414
• Dimensions: 160 mm x 236 mm x 30 mm
• Weight: 816 g
• Series: Eastman Studies in Music; Eastman Studies in Music
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Letters, diaries; Humanities, art, music > Music > General, dictionaries