Italian Opera in the Age of the American Revolution

ISBN-13: 9781316641187 / Angielski / Miękka / 2017 / 398 str.

Pierpaolo Polzonetti

Opis

Polzonetti reveals how revolutionary America inspired eighteenth-century European audiences, and how it can still inspire and entertain us.

Recenzje

'An intriguing theory that sets the seal on a thoughtful, wide-ranging exploration of a largely forgotten repertory the importance of which Polzonetti argues persuasively.' Opera

Spis treści

Introduction; 1. The changing world of the moon; 2. Worlds up and upside down; 3. Montezuma and the exotic Europeans; 4. Cecchina goes to America; 5. A Californian goes to Europe; 6. Americans in the storm; 7. The good Quaker and his slaves; 8. Quakers with guns; Epilogue: Figaro's transatlantic crossings.