| Description |
xv, 241 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 29 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
| Contents |
Part I : The alto voice in the Baroque era. Mezzos and contraltos ; Why castrati? ; Altos in the dawn of opera ; Altos, Neapolitan style ; Mr. "Hendel's" altos ; Faustina Bordoni and Il caro sassone ; Gluck's Basses-dessus and Mozart's altos ; Intermezzo -- Part II : Altos in the romantic revolution. Cambio di voce ; The swan of Pesaro and I Musici ; The maestro and the prima donna assoluta ; Giuditta Pasta ; Caroline Unger (Ungher) : the forgotten prima donna ; Maria (Garcia) Malibran ; Paulline (Garcia) Viardot ; The altos of grand opéra ; "La Favorite," Rosine Stoltz ; Altos in opéra lyrique and opéra comique ; The bel canto altos of Bellini and Donizetti ; Verdi and verismo altos ; German romanticism, Wagner, Strauss, and the alto voice ; The Russian altos ; Altos in the English-speaking world -- Part III : Altos after 1900. Twentieth-century altos ; Contemporary alto singers. |
| Summary |
Alto: The Voice of Bel Canto' by Dan H. Marek examines the careers of the great alto singers, including the great castrati, from the dawn of opera in 1597 to the present day. He surveys the music of the composers who wrote for the alto voice and includes musical examples and exercises adapted from the 24 Easy Vocalises in Progressive Order for Medium Voice by Marco Bordogni (1789-1856). |
| Language |
English text. |
| Subject |
Contraltos.
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Contraltos. |
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Opera.
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Opera. |
| ISBN |
9781442265059 hardcover alkaline paper |
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1442265051 hardcover alkaline paper |
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