The Politics of Opera in Handel's Britain |
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| Author:
| McGeary, Thomas |
| ISBN: | 978-0-511-84255-9 |
| Publication Date: | May 2013 |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press
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| Book Format: | Digital (delivered electronically) |
| List Price: | USD $165.00 |
Book Description:
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Thomas McGeary's book examines how events at the Haymarket opera theatre were exploited in partisan politics during the ministry of Robert Walpole and Handel's greatest period of opera production. It will appeal to all those interested in opera, British history and the history of music and theatre.
Thomas McGeary's book examines how events at the Haymarket opera theatre were exploited in partisan politics during the ministry of Robert Walpole and Handel's greatest period of opera production. It will appeal to all those interested in opera, British history and the history of music and theatre.