| Description |
xix, 376 pages : illustrations, music ; 24 cm. |
| Series |
Cambridge studies in opera
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Cambridge studies in opera.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 331-360) and index. |
| Contents |
The changing world of the moon -- Worlds up and upside-down -- Montezuma and the exotic Europeans -- Cecchina goes to America -- A Californian goes to Europe -- Americans in the storm -- The good Quaker and his slaves -- Quakers with guns -- Epilogue: Figaro's transatlantic crossings. |
| Summary |
"How did revolutionary America appear to European audiences through their opera glasses? The operas studied in this volume are populated by gun-toting and slave-holding Quakers, handsome Native Americans, female middle-class political leaders, rebellious British soldiers, and generous businessmen. Most of them display an unprecedented configuration of social and gender roles, which led leading composers of the time, including Mozart, Haydn, Anfossi, Piccinni, and Paisiello, to introduce far-reaching innovations in the musical and dramatic fabric of Italian opera" -- Book jacket. |
| Subject |
Opera -- 18th century.
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Opera. |
| Chronological Term |
18th century |
| Subject |
Americans in opera.
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Americans in opera. |
| ISBN |
9780521897082 |
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0521897084 |
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