{"product_id":"the-cambridge-companion-to-seventeenth-century-opera-hardback-9780521823593","title":"The Cambridge Companion to Seventeenth-Century Opera (Hardback) 9780521823593","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Cambridge Companion to Seventeenth-Century Opera\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis Companion offers an in-depth introduction to the history of seventeenth-century opera, which has now gained recognition in the repertoire.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eJacqueline Waeber (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521823593, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 22 December 2022\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e320 pages, 11 b\/w illus.  7 music examples\u003cbr\u003e25 x 17.6 x 2.8 cm, 0.89 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThe Cambridge Companion to Seventeenth-Century Opera is a much-needed introduction to one of the most defining areas of Western music history - the birth of opera and its developments during the first century of its existence. From opera's Italian foundations to its growth through Europe and the Americas, the volume charts the changing landscape – on stage and beyond – which shaped the way opera was produced and received. With a range from opera's sixteenth-century antecedents to the threshold of the eighteenth century, this path breaking book is broad enough to function as a comprehensive introduction, yet sufficiently detailed to offer valuable insights into most of early opera's many facets; it guides the reader towards authoritative written and musical sources appropriate for further study. It will be of interest to a wide audience, including undergraduate and graduate students in universities and equivalent institutions, and amateur and professional musicians.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePreface and acknowledgments\u003cbr\u003e List of abbreviations\u003cbr\u003e Part I. The Italian Foundations: 1. Opera is born: the wedding of music and drama in late Renaissance Florence Barbara Russano Hanning\u003cbr\u003e 2. '…e poi le parole': towards a history of the libretto Tim Carter\u003cbr\u003e 3. Aria, Recitative, and Chorus in Italian Opera Sara Elisa Stangalino\u003cbr\u003e 4. Opera as spectacle, opera as drama Margaret Murata\u003cbr\u003e Part II. Society, Institutions and Production: 5. Opera for a paying public (Italy c. 1637–c. 1700) Beth L. Glixon\u003cbr\u003e 6. 'Una bella voce, un bel trillo, d un bel passaggio': opera singers in seventeenth-century Italy Colleen Reardon\u003cbr\u003e 7. Opera, gender and voice Christine Jeanneret\u003cbr\u003e 8. Dance and ballet Rebecca Harris-Warrick\u003cbr\u003e 9. Staging opera in the seventeenth century Roger Savage\u003cbr\u003e Part III. National Traditions (Outside Italy): 10. Opera in France c. 1640–c. 1710 Laura Naudeix\u003cbr\u003e 11. Song and declamation in French opera Jacqueline Weber\u003cbr\u003e 12. Opera in England Amanda Eubanks Winkler\u003cbr\u003e 13. The development of opera in German Michael Maul\u003cbr\u003e 14. Opera in Spain and the Spanish dominions in Italy and the Americas Louise K. Stein\u003cbr\u003e Bibliography\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Social \u0026amp; cultural history [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Social \u0026amp; cultural history\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Social%20\u0026amp;%20cultural%20history%20%5BHBTB%5D%22\"\u003eHBTB\u003c\/a\u003e], Opera [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Opera\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Opera%20%5BAVGC9%5D%22\"\u003eAVGC9\u003c\/a\u003e], Baroque music [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Baroque music\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Baroque%20music%20%5Bc%201600%20to%20c%201750%5D%20%5BAVGC3%5D%22\"\u003ec 1600 to c 1750 AVGC3\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45978391445784,"sku":"9780521823593","price":68.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521823593i_ddd111d5-5fa9-4e4b-b171-0fd511b845f0.jpg?v=1691368407","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-cambridge-companion-to-seventeenth-century-opera-hardback-9780521823593","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}