An edition of Inventing the business of opera (2005)

Inventing the business of opera

the impresario and his world in seventeenth-century Venice

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An edition of Inventing the business of opera (2005)

Inventing the business of opera

the impresario and his world in seventeenth-century Venice

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Language
English
Pages
398

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Table of Contents

The business of opera. Introduction to the business of opera in seventeenth-century Venice : people and finances ; The boxes : a major source of income ; Marco Faustini and his companies ; Case studies : companies and opera production at four Venetian theaters
The musical production. The libretto ; The composition and the production of the opera score ; Singers ; Dancers, extras, and the orchestra
The physical production. Scenery and machines ; Costumes
Consumers and patrons. The audience and the question of patronage.

Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references (p. ) and index.

Published in
New York
Series
AMS studies in music

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
792.502/3/09453109032
Library of Congress
ML1733.8.V4 G65 2005, ML1733.8.V4G65 2005, ML1733.8.V4 G65 2006

The Physical Object

Pagination
p. cm.
Number of pages
398

Edition Identifiers

Open Library
OL3405948M
ISBN 10
0195154169
ISBN 13
9780195154160
LCCN
2005021570
OCLC/WorldCat
61228604
Goodreads
690461

Work Identifiers

Work ID
OL5829588W

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