Venanzio Rauzzini in Britain. Castrato, composer, and cultural leader /

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The remarkable career of Venanzio Rauzzini (1746-1810) sheds new light on changing musical tastes in late eighteenth-century Britain. Rauzzini was a leading soprano castrato who sang in the premiere of Mozart's Lucio Silla in 1772. Mozart was so pleased with the singer that he composed the famo...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Rice, Paul F. (Paul Francis), 1949- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Woodbridge : Boydell & Brewer Limited, 2015.
Series:Eastman studies in music ; 125.
Subjects:
Rauzzini, Venanzio, > 1746-1810.
Rauzzini, Venanzio, > 1746-1810
1700-1799
Castrati > Italy > Biography.
Music > Great Britain > 18th century > History and criticism.
Castrats > Italie > Biographies.
Musique > Grande-Bretagne > 18e siècle > Histoire et critique.
MUSIC > Genres & Styles > Classical.
MUSIC > Reference.
MUSIC > Individual Composer & Musician.
Castrati
Music
Great Britain
Italy
Biographies
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Frontcover; Contents; Preface; 1 Rauzzini's European Career; 2 A Debut Season at the King's Theatre, 1774-75; 3 Two Further Seasons at the King's Theatre, 1775-77; 4 Concerts and Composing, 1774-81; 5 A Continuing Relationship with the King's Theatre; 6 A Life in Bath; 7 The Bath Concerts; 8 Final Curtain; Appendix A: Concert Programs, 1786-1810; Appendix B: Operatic Roles Performed by Venanzio Rauzzini; Notes; Bibliography; Index

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