| Description |
1 online resource (1 volume) |
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From Lodi to London (1728-1748) -- A London apprenticeship (1748-1749) -- Guadagni and Handel (1749-1755) -- Guadagni the actor -- Building a career on the European stage (1755-1762) -- Guadagni in Vienna (1762-1765) -- Return to the Veneto (1765-1769) -- Success and scandal in London (1769-1771) -- Guadagni the composer -- At home in Padua (1771-1782) -- The last decade (1782-1792) -- Guadagni the singer |
| Summary |
This is the first full-length biography of one of the most outstanding singers of the eighteenth century. Gaetano Guadagni is widely known for his creation of the role of Orpheus in Gluck's 'Orfeo ed Euridice'; he was also a leading singer in Handel's oratorios, and worked with other progressive composers such as Traetta, Jommelli and Bertoni. His career coincided with a movement to reform heroic opera, with the intention of freeing dramatic music from restrictive conventions, and bringing it into harmony with the more expressive aims of the age of sensibility |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Guadagni, Gaetano, 1728-1792.
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Guadagni, Gaetano, 1728-1792 fast |
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Guadagni, Gaetano 1728-1792 gnd |
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Guadagni, Gaetano, (1729-1792) ram |
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Castrati -- Italy -- Biography
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BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY -- Composers & Musicians.
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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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Castrati
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Kastrat
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Castrats (chanteurs) -- Italie -- Biographies.
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Italy
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| Genre/Form |
Biographies
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Biographies.
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Biographies.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780199365210 |
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0199365210 |
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9780199365227 |
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0199365229 |
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9780199374687 |
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0199374686 |
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