Opera and the Enlightenment
“Opera and the Enlightenment” by Thomas Bauman is an illustrated collection published by Cambridge University Press on December 14, 2006. This volume comprises a series of essays that delve into the multifaceted dimensions and influence of eighteenth-century opera, featuring contributions from leading scholars in the field. The book examines significant figures such as Handel, Vivaldi, Gluck, Rameau, and Mozart, while addressing key issues related to creation, revision, borrowing, influence, and intertextuality.
Readers will find a thorough exploration of the interconnectedness between opera and allied arts, including painting, the novel, ballet, and the spoken stage. The essays provide new perspectives on the development of opera during this period, supported by numerous rare illustrations. With 332 pages of content, this edition serves as a valuable resource for scholars and students interested in music, opera, and theater history.
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This is the first collection of essays to explore the wide dimensions and influence of eighteenth-century opera. In a series of fresh articles by leading scholars in the field, new perspectives are offered on the important figures of the day, including Handel, Vivaldi, Gluck, Rameau and Mozart, and on the fundamental problems of creation, revision, borrowing, influence and intertextuality. Allied arts, notably painting, the novel, ballet, and the spoken stage are also examined in their relationship to the development of opera. The book contains numerous rare illustrations, and will be of interest to scholars and students of opera and theater history.
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