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The Castrato and His Wife.

The opera singer Giusto Ferdinando Tenducci was one of the most famous celebrities of the eighteenth century. In collaboration with the English composer Thomas Arne, he popularized Italian opera, translating it for English audiences and making it accessible with his own compositions which he perform...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Berry, Helen
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Oxford : OUP Oxford, 2011.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Cover; Contents; List of Plates; Picture Acknowledgements; Prelude; 1. The Pig Man Arrives in Monte San Savino; 2. Schooling Angels in Naples; 3. The Castrato in London; 4. Fancying Tenducci; 5. A Dublin Scuffle; 6. The Elopement; 7. Married Life; 8. The Trial; 9. Legacy; Coda; Notes; Grazie; A Note on Sources; Appendix: Deposition of Tomasso Massi; Select Bibliography; Index