Naples and Neapolitan opera / [by] Michael F. Robinson.
| Author/creator | Robinson, Michael F., 1933- |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Oxford : Clarendon Press, 1972. |
| Description | vi, 281 pages : music ; 28 cm. |
| Subjects |
| Series | Oxford monographs on music Oxford monographs on music. ^A256395 |
| Contents | The Neapolitan environment -- Heroic opera: the texts -- Heroic opera: the music -- The orchestral items -- Comic opera: the texts -- Comic opera: the music. |
| Abstract | "'Neapolitan Opera' is a term that has often been applied to a type of Italian opera that gained worldwide popularity in the 18th century. This book focuses on the local, Neapolitan aspects of this type of opera rather than its international aspects. It examines primarily the quality and variety of opera produced within the city of Naples during that period. But it is also concerned with why Naples became important enough as an operatic centre to influence world trends, and it may help establish criteria for judging the degree of similarity between 'Neapolitan Opera' at Naples and 'Neapolitan Opera' elsewhere."--Dust jacket. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliography (pages 261-268) and index. |
| LCCN | 73152409 |
| ISBN | 0198161247 |
| ISBN | 9780198161240 |
| Stock number | £8.00 |
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