| Description |
1 online resource |
| Series |
Cambridge studies in opera series |
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Cambridge studies in opera.
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| Contents |
The character of the actress -- "Heroick virtue" in Rodelinda and Astianatte -- Identification and illusion in Alessandro and Admeto -- Balancing power in Riccardo primo -- Senesino and the crisis of heroic masculinity -- The ornamental voice |
| Summary |
The Rival Sirens examines the vital and intertwined roles of singers, audiences and local cultural context in creating eighteenth-century opera |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Handel, George Frideric, 1685-1759. Operas.
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Handel, George Frideric, 1685-1759 -- Performances
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Cuzzoni, Francesca, 1696-1778 -- Criticism and interpretation
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Bordoni, Faustina, 1697-1781 -- Criticism and interpretation
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Bordoni, Faustina, 1697-1781 |
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Cuzzoni, Francesca, 1696-1778 |
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Handel, George Frideric, 1685-1759 |
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Händel, Georg Friedrich 1685-1759 |
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Cuzzoni, Francesca 1696-1778 |
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Hasse-Bordoni, Faustina 1697-1781 |
| SUBJECT |
Operas (Handel, George Frideric) fast |
| Subject |
Opera -- 18th century
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MUSIC -- Genres & Styles -- Opera.
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MUSIC -- Printed Music -- Opera & Classical Scores.
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Opera
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Performances
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Oper
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Aufführung
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Primadonna
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Rivalität
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London
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| Genre/Form |
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| LC no. |
2012032870 |
| ISBN |
9781107058194 |
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1107058198 |
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9781107055971 |
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1107055970 |
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9781139519663 |
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1139519662 |
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1139889702 |
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9781139889704 |
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1107065615 |
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9781107065611 |
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1107057043 |
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9781107057043 |
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1107054907 |
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9781107054905 |
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1107059534 |
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9781107059535 |
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