Description |
1 online resource (400 pages) |
Contents |
Bel Canto Bully; Table of Contents; Preface and Acknowledgements; Map of Italy, 1796; Introduction; 1. From Coffee Waiter to Croupier (1777-1806); 2. Naples, the only Capital of Italy; 3. Feeding Naples' Twin Addictions (1806-1813); 4. Rossini and Roulette (1813-1816); 5. Rising from the Ashes (1816-1819); 6. The End of Easy Money (1819-1822); 7. The Conquest of Vienna (1822-1824); 8. Juggling Europe's Stages (1824-1828); 9. Finding Successors to Rossini and Colbran; 10. Retreat from Milan and Vienna (1828-1831); 11. Counting the Losses (1831-1836); 12. Death is in the Air (1836-1841) |
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Epilogue: Barbaja's LegacyImages; Appendix 1: Cast of Characters; Appendix 2: Barbaja's Operas; Appendix 3: A Note on Currency; Notes; Bibliography |
Summary |
The first major biography of the impresario Domenico Barbaja, accompanying a new Naxos album of Barbaja and his operas |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 280-287) and index |
Notes |
Print version record |
Subject |
Barbaia, Domenico, 1778-1841.
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SUBJECT |
Barbaia, Domenico, 1778-1841 fast |
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Barbaja, Domenico 1778-1841 gnd |
Subject |
Impresarios -- Italy -- Biography
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MUSIC -- Instruction & Study -- Voice.
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MUSIC -- Lyrics.
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MUSIC -- Printed Music -- Vocal.
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Impresarios
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Impresario
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Oper
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Italy
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Mailand
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Neapel
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Wien
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Genre/Form |
Biographies
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Form |
Electronic book
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ISBN |
9781908323309 |
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1908323302 |
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1908323256 |
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9781908323255 |
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