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Opera production and its resources

edited by Lorenzo Bianconi and Giorgio Pestelli ; translated by Lydia G. Cochrane

(The history of Italian opera, pt. 2 . systems ; v. 4)

The University of Chicago Press, 1998

Other Title

Il sistema produttivo e le sue competenze

Uniform Title

Storia dell'opera italiana

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Note

"Originally published as Storia dell'opera Italiana, vol. 4: Il sistema produttivo e le sue competenze, c1987 D.E.T. Edizioni di Torino." -- t.p. verso

Includes bibliographical references and indexes

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Description

This study investigates the entire Italian operatic tradition, approaching opera not only as a distinctive musical genre but also as a form of extravagant theatre and as a complex social phenomenon. The text traces the social, economic and artistic history of the production of opera from its origins around 1600 to contemporary stagings. Although it has always been a deficit-producing enterprise, opera has maintained unchallenged pre-eminence in the culture of all Italians for centuries. The first half of the book explores the central role of theatre impresarios in putting on these complex productions and in increasing the output of librettos and scores. The second half considers the roles of the three key figures in the creation of any opera: the librettist, the composer and the singer.

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  • NCID
    BA36721187
  • ISBN
    • 0226045900
  • Country Code
    us
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Text Language Code
    eng
  • Original Language Code
    ita
  • Place of Publication
    Chicago
  • Pages/Volumes
    xviii, 440 p., [48] p. of plates
  • Size
    24 cm
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