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Changing the Score : Arias, Prima Donnas, and the Authority of Performance.

This study seeks to explore the role and significance of aria insertion, the practice that allowed singers to introduce music of their own choice into productions of Italian operas. Each chapter investigates the art of aria insertion during the nineteenth.

Bibliographic Details
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford University Press, USA 2009.
Subjects:
Opera > Italy > 19th century.
Operas > Performances > Italy > History > 19th century.
Opéra > Italie > 19e siècle.
Opéras > Interprétation > Italie > Histoire > 19e siècle.
History & Criticism.
MUSIC.
Opera.
Genres & Styles.
Opera
Operas > Performances
Italy
1800-1899
Electronic books.
History
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Description
Summary:This study seeks to explore the role and significance of aria insertion, the practice that allowed singers to introduce music of their own choice into productions of Italian operas. Each chapter investigates the art of aria insertion during the nineteenth.
Physical Description:1 online resource (240 pages)
ISBN:1282328883
9781282328884