Opera and Drama in Eighteenth-Century London - The King''s Theatre, Garrick and the Business of Performance

Informationen zum Autor Ian Woodfield is Professor of Historical Musicology at The Queen's University of Belfast.This book explores the cultural life of Italian opera in late eighteenth-century London. Through primary sources, many analysed for the first time, Ian Woodfield examines such issues as finances, recruitment policy, handling of singers and composers, links with Paris and Italy, and the role of women in opera management. Inhaltsverzeichnis List of tables; List of musical examples; Acknowledgements; A note on conventions; Introduction; 1. The Hobart management; 2. The new managers take control; 3. Sacchini and the revival of opera seria; 4. Recruitment procedures and artistic policy; 5. The King's Theatre in crisis; 6. The recruitment of Lovattini; 7. The English community in Rome; 8. Lucrezia Agujari at the Pantheon; 9. Caterina Gabrielli; 10. Rauzzini's last season; 11. The King's Theatre flourishes; 12. The Queen of Quavers satire; 13. Financial management; 14. Opera salaries; 15. The sale of 1778; Appendices; Notes; Bibliography; Index.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Woodfield Ian, Ian Woodfield, Ian (Queen''s University Belfast) Woodfield
• Con la collaborazione di: Arthur Groos (Editore)
• Editore: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 02.11.2006
• EAN: 9780521028837
• ISBN: 978-0-521-02883-7
• Pagine: 356
• Serie: Cambridge Studies in Opera
• Categoria: Scienze umane, arte, musica > Musica > Tematiche generali, enciclopedie