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Angels and monsters : male and female sopranos in the story of opera, 1600-1900

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Angels and monsters : male and female sopranos in the story of opera, 1600-1900 / Richard Somerset-Ward.
Author
Somerset-Ward, Richard.
Publication
New Haven : Yale University Press, c2004.

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Description
xiv, 325 p. : ill.; 24 cm.
Subjects
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. 293-310) and index.
Contents
Caccini's pupils -- Getting away with murder: the prima donna comes of age -- Porpora's pupils -- The castrato ascendancy -- Après Gluck and the time of Mozart -- Prime donne assolute -- The world's showcase : Paris 1800-1871 -- Dramatic singing : the Verdian soprano -- Heroic singing : the Wagnerian soprano -- Marchesi's pupils.
Call Number
JME 04-358
ISBN
0300099681 (alk. paper)
LCCN
2003020227
OCLC
53045169
Author
Somerset-Ward, Richard.
Title
Angels and monsters : male and female sopranos in the story of opera, 1600-1900 / Richard Somerset-Ward.
Imprint
New Haven : Yale University Press, c2004.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. 293-310) and index.
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Occupation
Sopranos (Singers)
Research Call Number
JME 04-358
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