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Essays on Opera, 1750-1800

John A Rice editor

Format:Hardback

Publisher:Taylor & Francis Ltd

Published:23rd Dec '10

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Essays on Opera, 1750-1800 cover

The study of opera in the second half of the eighteenth century has flourished during the last several decades, and our knowledge of the operas written during that period and of their aesthetic, social, and political context has vastly increased. This volume explores opera and operatic life of the years 1750-1800 through a selection of articles intended to represent the last few decades of scholarship in all its excitement and variety.

'...there is much here to stimulate and enhance the enjoyment of the thoughtful opera-goer, while at the same time there is much food for thought for performers, and above all producers...' Opera

ISBN: 9780754629047

Dimensions: unknown

Weight: 1338g

580 pages