The Modern Castrato: Gaetano Guadagni and the Coming of a New Operatic Age
- Author: Howard, Patricia
Written in an engaging style, well researched, and replete with quotations and evidence from historical documents ... Howard gives the reader insight into the evolving musical culture in mid-18th-century... — More…
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Contents
- Contents
- Acknowledgements
- List of Illustrations
- List of Tables
- About the Companion Website
- Recommended Listening
- Introduction
- 1. From Lodi to London (1728?1748)
- 2. A London Apprenticeship (1748?1749)
- 3. Guadagni and Handel (1749?1755)
- 4. Guadagni the Actor
- 5. Building a career on the European Stage (1755?1762)
- 6. Guadagni in Vienna (1762?1765)
- 7. Return to the Veneto (1765?1769)
- 8. Success and Scandal in London (1769?1771)
- 9. Guadagni the Composer
- 10. At Home in Padua (1771?1782)
- 11. The Last Decade (1782?1792)
- 12. Guadagni the Singer
- Conclusion
- Appendices
- Bibliography
- Index