Opera and political allegory : When is it an allegory? When is it political? -- Politics in the Royal Academy of Music -- The opera house, allegory, and the political opposition -- Handel's second academy -- Rival opera companies and Farinelli at the court of Madrid -- Politics, theatre, and opera in the 1730s -- The opera stage as political history
Summary
Thomas McGeary's book explores the relationship between Italian opera and British partisan politics in the era of George Frideric Handel
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index
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SUBJECT
Händel, Georg Friedrich 1685-1759 gnd
Händel, Georg Friedrich, 1685-1759. gnd (DE-601)134588193
