| Description |
viii, 263 pages : illustration ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 247-248) and index. |
| Note |
Includes information on recordings. |
| Contents |
Earliest virtuosi -- Women's voices -- Luigi Cherubini (1760-1842) : Médée -- Médée on disc -- Gioacchino Rossini (1792-1868) : Armida -- Armida on disc -- Assoluta Manquée (I) -- Carl Maria von Weber (1786-1826) : Oberon -- Reiza on disc -- Gaetano Donizetti (1797-1848) : Anna Bolena -- Bolena on disc -- Vincenzo Bellini (1801-1835) : Norma -- Norma on disc -- Donizetti (1797-1848) : Gemma di Vergy -- Gemma on disc -- Donizetti (1797-1848) : Roberto Devereux -- The Virgin Queen on disc -- Time of transition -- Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901) : Nabucco -- Abigaille on disc -- Verdi (1813-1901) : Macbeth -- Shakespeare's lady on disc -- Assoluta Manquée (II) -- Voices from the past. |
| Subject |
Singing -- History.
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Singing. |
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History. |
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Opera -- 19th century.
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Opera. |
| Chronological Term |
19th century |
| Subject |
Style, Musical.
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Style, Musical. |
| ISBN |
0786414014 library binding alkaline paper |
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