Emblems of eloquence : opera and women's voices in seventeenth-century Venice /

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Drawing upon a complex web of early modern sources and ancient texts, this engaging study is a comprehensive treatment of women, gender, and sexuality in 17th-century opera.

Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Heller, Wendy, 1955-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Berkeley : University of California Press, ©2003.
Subjects:
1600-1699
Opera > Italy > Venice > 17th century.
Women in opera.
Femmes à l'opéra.
MUSIC > Genres & Styles > Opera.
MUSIC > Printed Music > Opera & Classical Scores.
Opera.
Italy > Venice.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • The emblematic woman
  • Bizzarrie femminile : opera and the Accademia degli incogniti
  • Didone and the voice of chastity
  • 'Disprezzata regina' : woman and empire
  • The nymph Calisto and the myth of female pleasure
  • Semiramide and the conventions of musical transvestism
  • Messalina la meretrice : envoicing the courtesan.

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