| Description |
xxvi, 398 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm. |
| Series |
AMS studies in music
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AMS studies in music.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 363-381) and index. |
| Contents |
Business of opera. Introduction to the business of opera in seventeenth-century Venice : people and finances ; Boxes : a major source of income ; Marco Faustini and his companies ; Case studies : companies and opera production at four Venetian theaters -- Musical production. The libretto ; Composition and the production of the opera score ; Singers ; Dancers, extras, and the orchestra -- Physical production. Scenery and machines ; Costumes -- Consumers and patrons. The audience and the question of patronage. |
| Summary |
"Inventing the Business of Opera explores public opera in its infancy, from 1637 to 1677, when theater owners and impresarios established Venice as the operatic capital of Europe. Drawing on extensive new documentation, the book studies all of the components necessary to opera production, from the financial backing and the issue of patronage to the commissioning and creation of the libretto and the score; the recruitment and employment of singers, dancers, and instrumentalists; the production of the scenery and the costumes; and the nature of the audience. |
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The authors examine the challenges faced by four separate Venetian theaters during the seventeenth century, and focus particularly on the progress of Marco Faustini, the impresario most well known today."--BOOK JACKET. |
| Subject |
Opera -- Production and direction -- Italy -- Venice -- History -- 17th century.
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Opera -- Production and direction. |
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Italy -- Venice. |
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History. |
| Chronological Term |
17th century |
| Subject |
Faustini, Marco, 1606-1676.
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| Chronological Term |
Geschichte 1600-1700 |
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1600 - 1699 |
| Genre/Form |
History.
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| Added Author |
Glixon, Jonathan E.
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Faustini, Marco, 1606-1676.
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| ISBN |
0195154169 alkaline paper |
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9780195154160 alkaline paper |
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9780195342970 |
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