Great Italian Opera in Vienna / Star Content Limited.

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The Italian Opera Singers in Mozart's Vienna. by Link, Dorothea

Table of Contents: “…The Establishment and Management of the Italian Opera Company at the Vienna Court Theater -- Classification of Operatic Roles, Voice Types, and Singing Styles -- Casting Information in Scores and Librettos of the Operas Produced in the Italian Company, 1783-91 -- Nancy Storace : The Italian Company, 1783-84 -- Nancy Storace : The Company Stabilizes, 1784-85 -- Nancy Storace's Annus Horribilis and Celeste Coltellini, 1785-86 -- Nancy Storace's Exuberant Year, 1786-87 -- Anna Morichelli Comes and Goes, 1787-88 -- Luisa Laschi : The Year of the Three Prima Donnas, 1788-89 -- Adriana Ferrarese : Opera on a Shoestring, 1789-90 -- Adriana Ferrarese : Portents of Change, 1790-91 -- A Neapolitan Prima Donna and the End of Josephine Opera, 1791-92.…”
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Divas and scholars : performing Italian opera / Philip Gossett. by Gossett, Philip

Table of Contents: “…Two kings head North : transforming Italian opera in Scandinavia.…”
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Scene Changes A Voyage through the Landscape of Italian Opera / Accent Media Productions.

“…Voyage through the Landscape of Italian Opera…”
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The Baroque Libretto : Italian Operas and Oratorios in the Thomas Fisher Library, U of T. by Pietropaolo, Domenico

Table of Contents: “…Cover -- Contents -- List of Plates -- Preface -- Introduction to the Baroque Libretto -- The Collection -- The Opera Libretto -- The Music -- Dance in Italian Opera -- The Oratorio -- Italian Librettos, 1600-1728, in the Thomas Fisher Library -- Appendix I: French Librettos -- Appendix II: English Librettos -- Bibliography -- Indexes -- Titles -- Librettists -- Composers -- Cast Members -- Dancers -- Dedicatees -- Performance Venues -- Places of Publication -- Production Personnel.…”
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Like a Phoenix Out of the Ashes The Reopening of La Fenice / Accent Media Productions.

Table of Contents: “…Introduction: Like Phoenix Out of the Ashes (1:03) -- Dismay and Hope for Reconstruction (2:18) -- Construction Difficulties in Venice (1:37) -- Previous Fires (1:59) -- Fireproofing Original Materials (1:35) -- La Fenice Decorative Charm (1:43) -- Venetian Mask Maker Sculpts Clay Models (1:50) -- Neo-Classical Decoration (1:57) -- Recreating Neo-Classical Decorative Paintings (2:15) -- Maintaining the Original Acoustics (1:49) -- The Apollonian Hall (2:04) -- Criticism of the Project (2:35) -- Nymph Sculptures (1:45) -- Royal Box Wood Carvings (4:54) -- Golden Light (2:45) -- Conserving Venice and La Fenice (2:56) -- Recreation of 18th Century Decorative Paintings (1:54) -- La Fenice Opening Production (2:06) -- Rehearsals for "La Traviata" (1:37) -- A Conductor Returns to the Reborn Phoenix (2:10) -- Credits: Scene Changes: A Voyage through the Landscape of Italian Opera - The Italian Opera House Trilogy (0:29)…”
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Scala Scalissima The Renovation of La Scala / Accent Media Productions.

Table of Contents: “…Debate Over La Scala Renovation (2:45) -- Construction History (0:45) -- Renovation Design (2:18) -- Restoration Process (2:28) -- Conductor's Praise (2:25) -- Construction Site (1:55) -- Interim Performance Space (2:25) -- Paint & "Marmorino" (1:54) -- Floors (2:44) -- Chandelier (1:19) -- Parapets (1:51) -- Acoustics (1:45) -- Stage Technology (1:35) -- Box Seats (2:14) -- Fabric & Interior Decoration (1:48) -- Walls (1:27) -- Stage & Scenery (2:16) -- Curtain (2:01) -- Original Blue Walls (2:05) -- Preparations for Inaugural Production (2:31) -- Finished Product (1:23) -- Credits: Scala Scalissima: The Renovation of La Scala-The Italian Opera House Trilogy (0:29)…”
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Verdi and the French Aesthetic : Verse, Stanza, and Melody in Nineteenth-Century Opera. by Giger, Andreas

Table of Contents: “…Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgments; A note on the musical examples; Introduction; Part I Versification and melodic aesthetics; 1 Rhythm and stanza in French and Italian librettos; 2 French and Italian melodic aesthetics and practice ca. 1830-1870; Episode: Design, middleground rhythm, and phrase; Part II French melody in Verdi's operas; 3 Jerusalem and its influence on the subsequent Italian operas; 4 Les Vêpres siciliennes and its influence on the subsequent Italian operas; 5 Don Carlos and after.…”
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Not without madness : perspectives on opera / Fabrizio Della Seta ; translated by Mark Weir. by Della Seta, Fabrizio

Table of Contents: “…Emotion and action : on the theory of Italian opera ; Ernani : the "Carlo Quinto" act ; "O cieli azzurri" : exoticism and dramatic discourse in Aida ; What "happens" in the act 2 finale of Le nozze di Figaro? …”
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Da Ponte’s Oratorio, A Concert for New York / PBS.

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Experiencing Verdi : a listener's companion / Donald Sanders. by Sanders, Donald C., 1949-

Table of Contents: “…Italian opera before Verdi -- The early years : Oberto -- Change of fortune and years in the galleys : Nabucco, Macbeth -- Signora Verdi, new hopes for Italy, and three iconic operas : Rigoletto, Il Trovatore, La Traviata -- Verdi the statesman : Un ballo in maschera, Don Carlos -- Return to Milan : Aida, Manzoni requiem -- The final masterworks : Otello, Falstaff -- Death of the maestro.…”
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George Frideric Handel Digital Classics (Firm).

Table of Contents: “…Italian Opera (6:13) -- Royal Academy of Music in London (4:12) -- Handel's Musical Style (4:35) -- Beginnings of Modern Theater (2:57) -- English Oratorios (3:42) -- England's National Composer (2:39)…”
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Da Ponte's oratorio. ciel pietoso ciel clemente / Nicola Antonio Zingarelli. by Zingarelli, Nicola, 1752-1837

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Da Ponte's oratorio. graceful consort / Joseph Haydn. by Haydn, Joseph, 1732-1809, Read, Ernest

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Da Ponte's oratorio. Joseph Haydn. by Haydn, Joseph, 1732-1809, Read, Ernest

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Da Ponte's oratorio. the horse and his rider / George Frideric Handel. by Handel, George Frideric, 1685-1759

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A Short History of Opera. by Grout, Donald

Table of Contents: “…ILLUSTRATIONS; PREFACE TO THE 4TH EDITION; INTRODUCTION; PART 1: Music and Drama to the End of the Sixteenth Century; Chapter 1: The Lyric Theater of the Greeks; Chapter 2: Medieval Dramatic Music; Chapter 3: The Immediate Forerunners of Opera; PART 2: The Seventeenth Century; Chapter 4: The Beginnings: Opera in Florence and Mantua; Chapter 5: Other Early Seventeenth-Century Italian Court Operas, Including the First Comic Operas in Florence and Rome; Chapter 6: Italian Opera in the Later Seventeeth Century in Italy.…”
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Da Ponte's oratorio. domine deus (gloria) / Domenico Cimarosa. by Cimarosa, Domenico, 1749-1801

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Da Ponte's oratorio. overture / Thomas Arne. by Arne, Thomas Augustine, 1710-1778

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Da Ponte's oratorio. qui tollis (gloria) / Domenico Cimarosa. by Cimarosa, Domenico, 1749-1801

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