Description |
xiv, 325 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 293-310) and index. |
Contents |
Caccini's pupils -- Getting away with murder: the prima donna comes of age -- Porpora's pupils -- The castrato ascendancy -- Après Gluck and the time of Mozart -- Prime donne assolute -- The world's showcase : Paris 1800-1871 -- Dramatic singing : the Verdian soprano -- Heroic singing : the Wagnerian soprano -- Marchesi's pupils. |
Subject |
Opera.
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Opera. |
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Sopranos (Singers)
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Sopranos (Singers) |
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Castrati.
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Castrati. |
ISBN |
0300099681 alkaline paper |
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