Opera and Drama in Eighteenth-Century London: The King's Theatre, Garrick and the Business of Performance
(Part of the Cambridge Studies in Opera Series)
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In this study, Ian Woodfield explores the cultural and commercial life of Italian opera in late eighteenth-century London. It was a period when theatre and opera worlds mixed, venues were shared, and agents and managers collaborated and competed. Through primary sources, many analysed for the first time, Woodfield examines such issues as finances, recruitment policy, the handling of singers and composers, links with Paris and Italy, and the role of...
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0521800129
ISBN13:9780521800129
Release Date:May 2001
Publisher:Cambridge University Press
Length:354 Pages
Weight:1.15 lbs.
Dimensions:0.9" x 6.0" x 9.0"
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