The Rival Sirens
Performance and Identity on Handel's Operatic Stage
- Author: Aspden, Suzanne
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... — More…
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Contents
- 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.
