The politics of opera in Handel's Britain / Thomas McGeary.
| Author/creator | McGeary, Thomas, 1948- |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | New York : Cambridge University Press, |
| Description | xii, 407 p. : ill. ; 26 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Opera and political allegory : When is it an allegory? When is it political? -- Politics in the Royal Academy of Music -- The opera house, allegory, and the political opposition -- Handel's second academy -- Rival opera companies and Farinelli at the court of Madrid -- Politics, theatre, and opera in the 1730s -- The opera stage as political history. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. 372-400) and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2012029729 |
| ISBN | 9781107009882 (hardback : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 110700988X (hardback : alk. paper) |