Description |
xix, 386 pages : illustrations, music ; 25 cm |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 353-369) and index. |
Contents |
The emblematic woman -- Bizzarrie feminile : opera and the Accademia degli incogniti -- Didone and the voice of chastity -- 'Disprezzata regina' : woman and empire -- The nymph Calisto and the myth of female pleasure -- Semiramide and musical transvestism -- Messalina la meretrice : envoicing the courtesan. |
Subject |
Opera -- Italy -- Venice -- 17th century.
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Opera. |
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Italy -- Venice. |
Chronological Term |
17th century |
Subject |
Women in opera.
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Women in opera. |
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Opera's.
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ISBN |
0520209338 alkaline paper |
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9780520209336 alkaline paper |
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