Venanzio Rauzzini in Britain. Castrato, composer, and cultural leader /
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...
Call Number: | Libro Electrónico |
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Format: | Electronic eBook |
Language: | Inglés |
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Woodbridge :
Boydell & Brewer Limited,
2015.
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Series: | Eastman studies in music ;
125. |
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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