| Description |
xiv, 490 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 441-458) and index. |
| Contents |
pt. I. Before 1900. Prologue : the unification of Italy and the world of opera to 1890 ; "Abbiamo un maestro" : Cavalleria rusticana and its progeny ; Catalani, Franchetti, and the rise of Puccini ; The giovane scuola comes of age : Giordano, Cilea and the House of Sonzogno ; The greatest living Italian : the last decade of Giuseppe Verdi ; The rise of bourgeois opera in a changing nation -- pt. II. The operatic landscape. The land of opera ; Performing opera ; Ricordi, Sonzogno, and the power of publishers ; Librettists and libretti -- pt. III. After 1900. The giovane scuola grows older ; Comic opera ; Gabriele D'Annunzio and the new generation ; Tristan's children ; The end of the era ; Epilogue. |
| Subject |
Opera -- Italy -- 19th century.
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Opera. |
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Italy. |
| Chronological Term |
19th century |
| Subject |
Opera -- Italy -- 20th century.
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| Chronological Term |
20th century |
| Subject |
Verismo (Opera) -- Italy.
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Verismo (Opera) |
| ISBN |
9781555536831 cloth alkaline paper |
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1555536832 cloth alkaline paper |
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