Singers of Italian Opera by John Rosselli
Adelina Patti was the most highly regarded singer in history. She earned nearly $5,000 a night and had her own railway carriage. Yet a minor comic singer would perform for the cost of his food and a pair of shoes to wear on stage. John Rosselli's wide-ranging study introduces all those singers, members of the chorus as well as stars, who have sung Italian opera from 1600 to the twentieth century. Singers are shown slowly emancipating themselves from dependence on great patrons and entering the dangerous freedom of the market. Rosselli also examines the sexist prejudices against the castrati of the eighteenth century and against women singers. Securely rooted in painstaking scholarship and sprinkled with amusing anecdote, this is a book to fascinate and inform opera fans at all levels.
'Give yourself a treatGive yourself this book.' American Record Guide
'... a magnificent book.' The Times Literary Supplement
'… a storehouse of information, skilfully organised, attractively presented.' BBC Music Magazine
'... a magnificent book.' The Times Literary Supplement
'… a storehouse of information, skilfully organised, attractively presented.' BBC Music Magazine
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780521426978 |
| ISBN 10 | 0521426979 |
| Title | Singers of Italian Opera |
| Author | John Rosselli |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
| Year published | 1995-03-02 |
| Number of pages | 292 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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