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Music history was radically influenced by the rapid rise of opera in the 17th century--an era when many musical traditions died and others were created in response to new social functions.
"The History of Italian Opera" marks the first time a team of
scholars has worked together to investigate the entire Italian
operatic tradition, rather than limiting its focus to major
composers and their masterworks. Including both musicologists and
historians of other arts, the contributors approach opera not only
as a distinctive musical genre but also as a form of extravagant
theater and a complex social phenomenon.
This study investigates the entire Italian operatic tradition, approaching opera not only as a distinctive musical genre but also as a form of extravagant theatre and as a complex social phenomenon. The text traces the social, economic and artistic history of the production of opera from its origins around 1600 to contemporary stagings. Although it has always been a deficit-producing enterprise, opera has maintained unchallenged pre-eminence in the culture of all Italians for centuries. The first half of the book explores the central role of theatre impresarios in putting on these complex productions and in increasing the output of librettos and scores. The second half considers the roles of the three key figures in the creation of any opera: the librettist, the composer and the singer.
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