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Seventeenth-century opera and the sound of the commedia dell'arte /

In this book, Emily Wilbourne boldly traces the roots of early opera back to the sounds of the commedia dell'arte. Along the way, she forges a new history of Italian opera, from the court pieces of the early seventeenth century to the public stages of Venice more than fifty years later. Wilbour...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Wilbourne, Emily (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Chicago : The University of Chicago Press, 2016.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Introduction. The tragedies and comedies recited by the Zanni
  • The commedia dell'arte as theater
  • "Ma meglio di tutti Arianna comediante"
  • The serious elements of early comic opera
  • Penelope and Poppea as stock figures of the commedia dell'arte
  • Conclusion. Seventeenth-century opera and the sound of the commedia dell'arte.