The castrati in opera / Angus Heriot.
| Author/creator | Heriot, Angus |
| Other author | Shawe-Taylor, Desmond, compiler. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | London : Calder and Boyars, 1975. |
| Description | 243 pages, 8 leaves of plates : illustrations ; 22 cm. |
| Subjects |
| Series | Opera library history of opera series History of opera. ^A632454 |
| Contents | Rise and fall of the castrati -- Causes of the castrati's supremacy -- Life and times of the castrati -- Theatrical conditions -- Careers of some well-known castrati -- The story of one castrato -- Appendix. A castrato voice on the Gramophone / Desmond Shawe-Taylor. |
| Abstract | The period when the castrati, male eunuch singers, were the toast of Europe, was probably the richest period of opera history both in terms of works produced and performed, and of public enthusiasm. The origins of the use of male singers with a female vocal range is shrouded in mystery, but the reign of the castrati was a long one and with their decline the art of bel canto singing declined too. Angus Heriot's book is the standard work on the subject and documents the extraordinary lives of these celebrated, but often sad, entertainers, for whom composers from the twelfth century to the nineteenth wrote music, in particular Monteverdi, Cavalli, Scarlatti, Handel and Mozart. |
| General note | Reprint of the 1956 edition published by Secker & Warburg, London. |
| General note | Includes extensive biographical material on Domenico Annibali, Giuseppe Appiani (Appianino), Giuseppe Aprile, Antonio Maria Bernacchi, Francesco Bernardi (Senesino), Carlo Broschi (Farinelli), Giovanni Carestini (Cusanino), Domenico Cecchi (Cortona), Gioacchino Conti (Gizziello), Girolamo Crescentini, Vincenzo Dal Prato, Baldassare Ferri, Nicolò€ Grimaldi (Nicolino), Giovanni Francesco Grossi (Siface), Gaetano Guadagni, Tommaso Guarducci, Gaetano Majorano (Cafferelli or Cafariello), Giovanni Manzuoli (Succianoccioli), Luigi Marchesi, Andrea Martini (Senesino), Giuseppe Millico, Angelo Maria Monticelli, Gasparo Pacchierotti, Francesco Antonio Pistocchi, Venanzio Rauzzini, Francesco Roncaglia, Giovanni Maria Rubinelli, Felice Salimbeni, Matteo Sassani (Matteuccio), Carlo Scalzi, Giusto Ferdinando Tenducci (Senesino), and Giovanni Battista Velluti. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 229-232) and index. |
| ISBN | 0714501530 |
| ISBN | 9780714501536 |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Music | Music Stacks | ML400.H47 C3 1975 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |