Cambridge University Press

there is something to fascinate in every paragraph — BBC Music Magazine More…

An intriguing theory that sets the seal on a thoughtful, wide-ranging exploration of a largely forgotten repertory the importance of which Polzonetti argues persuasively — Opera Magazine More…

This book is a delight — Musical Times More…

The book brings enlightenment of some kind on each page — Musical Times More…

With an obvious and informed enthusiasm for the subject, Newark balances literary and musicological considerations with quite and persuasive authority ... casts revealing light on a significant... — Opera Magazine More…

A valuable contribution not only to the study of late eighteenth-century opera but to our awareness of the priorities, absorptions and obsessions of cultured Europe on the eve of the French Revolution — The Times More…

Julianne C. Baird has performed an important service in making available an edited translation of his principal publication — The Times More…