The Singing Turk: Ottoman Power and Operatic Emotions on the European Stage from the Siege of Vienna to the Age of Napoleon
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While European powers were at war with the Ottoman Empire for much of the eighteenth century, European opera houses were staging operas featuring singing sultans and pashas surrounded by their musical courts and harems. Mozart wrote The Abduction from the Seraglio. Rossini created a series of works, including The Italian Girl in Algiers. And these are only the best known of a vast repertory. This book explores how these representations...
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0804795770
ISBN13:9780804795777
Release Date:August 2016
Publisher:Stanford University Press
Length:504 Pages
Weight:1.55 lbs.
Dimensions:1.3" x 6.1" x 9.1"
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