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9780300099683

Angels and Monsters : Male and Female Sopranos in the Story of Opera, 1600-1900

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  • ISBN13:

    9780300099683

  • ISBN10:

    0300099681

  • Format: Trade Book
  • Copyright: 2004-04-10
  • Publisher: Yale University Press

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Author Biography

Richard Somerset-Ward is a senior fellow of the Benton Foundation in Washington, D.C.

Table of Contents

Introductionp. ix
Caccini's Pupilsp. 3
Getting Away with Murder The Prima Donna Comes of Agep. 19
Porpora's Pupilsp. 43
The Castrato Ascendancyp. 63
Apres Gluck and the Time of Mozartp. 93
Prime Donne Assolutep. 119
The World's Showcase Paris 1800-1871p. 161
Dramatic Singing The Verdian Sopranop. 191
Heroic Singing The Wagnerian Sopranop. 225
Marchesi's Pupilsp. 265
Notesp. 293
Suggestions for Further Readingp. 307
Indexp. 311
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