| Description |
xiv, 490 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. [441]-458) and index. |
| Contents |
Before 1900. Prologue : the unification of italy and the world of opera to 1890 ; "Abbiamo un maestro" : Cavalleria Rusticana and its progeny ; Catalani, Franchetti, and the rise of Puccini ; The giovane scuola comes of age : Giordano, Cilea and the House of Sonzogno ; The greatest living Italian : the last decade of Giuseppe Verdi ; The rise of bourgeois opera in a changing nation -- The operatic landscape. The land of opera ; Performing opera ; Ricordi, Sonzogno, and the power of the publishers ; Librettists and libretti -- After 1900. The giovane scuola grows older ; Comic opera ; Gabriele D'Annunzio and the new generation ; Tristan's children ; The end of the era ; Epilogue. |
| Subject |
Opera -- Italy -- 19th century.
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Opera -- Italy -- 20th century.
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Verismo (Opera) -- Italy.
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| ISBN |
1555536832 (cloth : alk. paper) |
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9781555536831 (cloth : alk. paper) |
| Standard No. |
AU@ 000041888952 |
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NZ1 11591301 |
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NLGGC 309581044 |
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