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Understanding Italian opera / Tim Carter.

By: Carter, Tim, 1954- [author.]Material type: TextTextPublisher: New York : Oxford University Press, 2015Description: 264 pages ; 24 cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9780190247942 (hbk.) :Subject(s): Monteverdi, Claudio, 1567-1643. Incoronazione di Poppea | Handel, George Frideric, 1685-1759. Giulio Cesare | Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus, 1756-1791. Nozze di Figaro | Verdi, Giuseppe, 1813-1901. Rigoletto | Puccini, Giacomo, 1858-1924. Bohème | Opera -- ItalyDDC classification: 782.1'0945 Summary: Opera has long fascinated creative artists and audiences alike. It is often regarded as the pinnacle of high art, yet it is also shrouded in mystique. This book unravels its many layers by looking closely at five of the most enduring and emblematic Italian operas from Monteverdi to Puccini.
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Opera has long fascinated creative artists and audiences alike. It is often regarded as the pinnacle of high art, yet it is also shrouded in mystique. This book unravels its many layers by looking closely at five of the most enduring and emblematic Italian operas from Monteverdi to Puccini.

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