The last troubadours : poetic drama in Italian opera, 1597-1887 /: poetic drama in Italian opera, 1597-1887. (2018)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Deirdre O'Grady.
• Authors: O'Grady, Deirdre
• Contents: List of Illustrations; Introduction; Acknowledgements; Part One: Baroque, Arcadian and Enlightenment Influences ; 1. Aristocratic Beginnings in Florence, Mantua and Rome 2. Popular Success and Maturity in Venice: Busenello, Badoaro and Cicognini 3. Innovation and Reform: Zeno, Metastasio and Calzabigi 4. Of Servants and Masters: Federico, Goldoni and Da Ponte; Part Two: The Expression of Individualism ; 5. A Cry for Freedom: High Priests and Patriots 6. Of Reason and Delirium 7. Jester, Troubadour and Courtesan 8. The Devil’s Advocate: Evil in the Works of Arrigo Boito; Notes; Select Bibliography; Index
• Edition: 1st
• Publisher Details: London : Routledge
• Publication Date: 2018
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 782.102680945; Libretto; Librettists -- Italy; Opera -- Italy
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9780429774362; 9780429774379; 9780429774355; 9780429430909
• Related ISBNs: 9781138365124
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