The English Trade in Nightingales Italian Opera in Nineteenth-Century London

• Main Author: Zechner, Ingeborg (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: 2017
• Subjects: Italian opera; London; nineteenth century; singers; singers contracts; court proceedings; Her Majesty's Theatre; Royal Italian Opera House Covent Garden; adaptation of operas; substitution of arias; opera audience; opera market; Italienische Oper; 19. Jahrhundert; Sänger; Sängerverträge; Gerichtsprozesse; Adaptionspraxis; Einlagearienpraxis; Opernpublikum; Opernmarkt; Italy; Libretto; Pauline Viardot
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This books deals with the Italian opera business in nineteenth century-London. A special emphasis lies on the opera singers as the most important protagonists of the London system. This special role will be examined through the analysis of the opera audience in London, the contractual practice and t...