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The politics of opera in Handel's Britain /

Thomas McGeary's book explores the relationship between Italian opera and British partisan politics in the era of George Frideric Handel.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: McGeary, Thomas, 1948-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Cambridge University Press, 2013.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Opera and political allegory : When is it an allegory? When is it political?
  • Politics in the Royal Academy of Music
  • The opera house, allegory, and the political opposition
  • Handel's second academy
  • Rival opera companies and Farinelli at the court of Madrid
  • Politics, theatre, and opera in the 1730s
  • The opera stage as political history.