Opera in theory and practice, image and myth / edited by Lorenzo Bianconi and Giorgio Pestelli ; translations from the Italian by Kenneth Chalmers and from the German by Mary Whittall.
Translation of: Teorie e tecniche immagini e fantasmi.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Poetics and polemics / Renato Di Benedetto -- The dramaturgy of Italian opera / Carl Dalhaus -- Metrical and formal organization / Paolo Fabbri -- Opera and Italian literature / Marzio Pieri -- The dissemination and popularization of opera / Roberto Leydi -- Opera in Italian national culture / Giovanni Morelli.