| Description |
1 online resource |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Summary |
"The history of women opera is a grand story. Singers and patrons, of course, but also women were composers and librettists from opera's beginnings in Renaissance Italy. This book focuses on the women, from the 16th century to today, who have had successful careers in opera, many of them well known in their time"-- Provided by publisher |
| Contents |
Cover; Acknowledgments; Table of Contents; Introduction ; 1590-1636 ; 1637-1700 ; 1700-1800 ; 1800-1849 ; 1850-1899 ; 1900-1939 ; 1940-1970 ; 1970 to Present ; Children's Operas ; Librettists ; Bibliography ; Index |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Women composers.
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Women composers. |
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Opera.
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Opera. |
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Women librettists.
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Women librettists. |
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BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY -- Composers & Musicians. |
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MUSIC -- Instruction & Study -- Voice. |
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MUSIC -- Lyrics. |
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MUSIC -- Printed Music -- Vocal. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Biographies.
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Biographies.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: McVicker, Mary Frech. Women opera composers. Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, 2016 9780786495139 (DLC) 2016014917 (OCoLC)945767521 |
| ISBN |
9781476623610 (electronic book) |
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1476623619 (electronic book) |
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9780786495139 |
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0786495138 |
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