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Portrait of a castrato : politics, patronage, and music in the life of Atto Melani /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Freitas, Roger
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2009.
Series:New perspectives in music history and criticism.
Subjects:
Melani, Atto, > 1626-1714.
Castrati > Biography.
Online Access:Contributor biographical information
Publisher description
Table of contents only
Table of Contents:
  • Creating a castrato
  • The politics of patronage : 1638-1653
  • In pursuit of prestige : 1653-1655
  • The sexuality of the castrato
  • Disgrace and transformation : 1656-1671
  • Atto Melani and the cantata
  • Completing the portrait : 1671-1714.