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Richard Somerset-Ward Angels and Monsters (Paperback)
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- Publication Name
- Angels and Monsters
- Title
- Angels and Monsters
- Subtitle
- Male and Female Sopranos in the Story of Opera, 1600-1900
- ISBN-10
- 0300209797
- EAN
- 9780300209792
- ISBN
- 9780300209792
- Genre
- Music Dance & Theatre
- Release Year
- 2014
- Release Date
- 10/06/2014
- Country/Region of Manufacture
- US
- Item Length
- 156mm
- UPC
- 9780300209792
- Publication Year
- 2014
- Format
- Paperback
- Language
- English
- Book Title
- Angels and Monsters: Male and Female Sopranos in the Story of Opera, 1600-1900
- Item Height
- 234mm
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Topic
- Music
- Item Width
- 166mm
- Item Weight
- 544g
- Number of Pages
- 352 Pages
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A riveting history of the early male and female sopranos for whom many of the greatest roles in opera were written During its first two centuries, opera was dominated by sopranos. There were male sopranos, or castrati, whose supercharged voices (female vocal cords powered by male lungs) were capable of feats of vocalism that are hard to imagine today. And there were female sopranos, or prima donnas, whose long battle for social acceptance and top billing was crowned in the early nineteenth century when the castrati disappeared from the opera stage and left them supreme. Whether they were male or female, these singers were amazing virtuosi, perhaps the greatest singers there have ever been- angels. Unfortunately, some of them (and often the most famous) were also capable of behaving extremely badly, both on and off stage- monsters. This book tells their colorful stories. Besides providing fascinating anecdotes about some of those who graced and disgraced the operatic stage, Richard Somerset-Ward tells the story of their greatest glory-the singing tradition they founded and perfected, which we know as bel canto and which is still the backbone of operatic singing today. Rich in musical, social, and cultural lore, Angels and Monsters illuminates a unique and vanished tradition and will be irresistible to opera lovers everywhere.
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Yale University Press
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9780300209792
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Angels and Monsters: Male and Female Sopranos in the Story of Opera, 1600-1900
Format
Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Music
Publication Year
2014
Number of Pages
352 Pages
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234mm
Item Width
166mm
Item Weight
544g
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