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The voice of the century : the culture of Italian bel canto in Luisa Tetrazzi…
This innovative work considers the notion of bel canto and the manner in which this vibrant tradition lives in the records of Luisa Tetrazzini (1871-1940), one of the most celebrated sopranos ever. Tetrazzini, whose discographic career includes about 120 recordings, belongs to that generation of inspirational performers who heralded the dawn of a new era of music appreciation, alongside such ic…
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- 9781800643352
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- xviii, 210p.
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- MT845 ZIC t
Verdi in Victorian London
Massimo Zicari’s Verdi in Victorian London reconstructs the reception of Verdi’s operas in London from 1844, when a first critical account was published in the pages of The Athenaeum, to 1901, when Verdi’s death received extensive tribute in The Musical Times. In the 1840s, certain London journalists were positively hostile towards the most talked-about representative of Italian opera, on…
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- 9781783742158
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- viii, 348 p. : ill. : ind. ; 24 cm
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- 782.1092 ZIC v
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