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Genre/Form: | Criticism, interpretation, etc |
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Named Person: | George Frideric Handel; George Frideric Handel; Francesca Cuzzoni; Faustina Bordoni; Faustina Bordoni; Francesca Cuzzoni; George Frideric Handel; Georg Friedrich Händel; Faustina Hasse-Bordoni; Francesca Cuzzoni; Georg Friedrich Haendel; Francesca Cuzzoni; Faustina Bordoni |
Material Type: | Biography |
Document Type: | Book |
All Authors / Contributors: |
Suzanne Aspden |
ISBN: | 9781107033375 1107033373 |
OCLC Number: | 806456391 |
Description: | xv, 291 pages : illustrations, music ; 2013. |
Contents: | The character of the actress -- "Heroick virtue" in Rodelinda and Astianatte -- Identification and illusion in Alessandro and Admeto -- Balancing power in Riccardo primo -- Senesino and the crisis of heroic masculinity -- The ornamental voice. |
Series Title: | Cambridge studies in opera. |
Responsibility: | Suzanne Aspden. |
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'... uses the largely fictitious rivalry between opera divas Francesca Cuzzoni (1696-1778) and Faustina Bordoni (1697-1781) as the departure point for investigating identity and concepts of self in 18th century theatre and opera seria ... Recommended. Graduate students, researchers, faculty.' S. C. Champagne, Choice 'Aspden brings new insights to the Cuzzoni/Bordoni operas and to opera seria of the early eighteenth century through her study of sources relating to spoken drama and acting.' Angela Escott, Restoration and Eighteenth-Century Theatre Research '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 "... uses the largely fictitious rivalry between opera divas Francesca Cuzzoni (1696-1778) and Faustina Bordoni (1697-1781) as the departure point for investigating identity and concepts of self in 18th century theatre and opera seria ... Recommended. Graduate students, researchers, faculty." S. C. Champagne, Choice "Aspden brings new insights to the Cuzzoni/Bordoni operas and to opera seria of the early eighteenth century through her study of sources relating to spoken drama and acting." Angela Escott, Restoration and Eighteenth-Century Theatre Research "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 Read more...


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- Handel, George Frideric, -- 1685-1759. -- Operas.
- Handel, George Frideric, -- 1685-1759 -- Performances.
- Cuzzoni, Francesca, -- 1696-1778 -- Criticism and interpretation.
- Bordoni, Faustina, -- 1697-1781 -- Criticism and interpretation.
- Bordoni, Faustina, -- 1697-1781.
- Cuzzoni, Francesca, -- 1696-1778.
- Handel, George Frideric, -- 1685-1759.
- Operas (Handel, George Frideric)
- Händel, Georg Friedrich -- 1685-1759
- Hasse-Bordoni, Faustina, -- 1695-1781.
- Cuzzoni, Francesca -- 1696-1778
- Haendel, Georg Friedrich, -- (1685-1759)
- Cuzzoni, Francesca, -- (1696-1778)
- Bordoni, Faustina, -- (1697-1781)
- Opera -- 18th century.
- Opera.
- Performances.
- Oper
- Sängerin
- London
- Opéra -- 18e siècle.
- Music.