The Culture of Opera Buffa in Mozart's Vienna A Poetics of Entertainment |
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| Author:
| Hunter, Mary |
| Series title: | Princeton Studies in Opera Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-691-05812-2 |
| Publication Date: | May 1999 |
| Publisher: | Princeton University Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $125.00 |
Book Description:
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Offers a view of opera buffa in the theatrical world of late-eighteenth-century Vienna. This book attributes opera buffa's success to its ability to provide 'sheer' pleasure and hence explores how the genre functioned as entertainment. It shows how the arias and ensembles convey a multifaceted picture of the repertory's social values and habits.
Offers a view of opera buffa in the theatrical world of late-eighteenth-century Vienna. This book attributes opera buffa's success to its ability to provide 'sheer' pleasure and hence explores how the genre functioned as entertainment. It shows how the arias and ensembles convey a multifaceted picture of the repertory's social values and habits.