Laughter between Two Revolutions
Opera Buffa in Italy, 1831-1848
- Author: Izzo, Francesco
Shed[s] light on some of the possible implications of such works within the larger political context. A refreshingly multifaceted picture of post-Rossinian opera buffa . . . that emerges as complex... — More…
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Contents
- Introduction
- Opera Buffa in 1832: Il nuovo Figaro and L'elisir d'amore
- The Ricci Supremacy and the Celebration of Italian Comedy: Un'avventura di Scaramuccia (1834)
- Old Librettos Revisited: Gaetano Rossi and Luigi Ricci's Le nozze di Figaro (1838) and Other Remakes
- Genre in Gaetano Donizetti's Don Pasquale (1843)
- Genre in Giovanni Peruzzini and Lauro Rossi's Il borgomastro di Schiedam (1844)
- "Evviva la Francia"? Nationality, Censorship, and Donizetti's La figlia del reggimento (1840)
- Conclusion: The Ricci Legacy, Crispino e la comare (1850), and Post-1848 Opera Buffa
- Notes
- Selected Bibliography
- Index