The Rival Sirens: Performance and Identity on Handel's Operatic Stage

ISBN-13: 9781107033375 / Angielski / Twarda / 2013 / 308 str.

Suzanne Aspden

Opis

The Rival Sirens examines the vital and intertwined roles of singers, audiences and local cultural context in creating eighteenth-century opera.

Recenzje

'This account should appeal to those with an interest in the role of women in the operatic world of the 1720s. The author draws together threads from an impressive range of sources … this is a good read for the sophisticated Handel opera enthusiast.' Ursula Brett, The Consort

Spis treści

Introduction; 1. The character of the actress; 2. 'Heroick virtue' in Rodelinda and Astianatte; 3. Identification and illusion in Alessandro and Admeto; 4. Balancing power in Riccardo Primo; 5. Senesino and the crisis of heroic masculinity; 6. The ornamental voice.