The politics of opera in Handel's Britain

Submitted by Joseph Hafner on 12 March, 2017 - 21:19

Publication Type:

Book

Authors:

McGeary, Thomas,

Source:

Cambridge University Press,, Cambridge, p.xii, 407 pages : (2013)

ISBN:

9781107009882 (hardback : alk. paper)

Call Number:

ML3918.O64

Keywords:

18th century., Great Britain, Opera, Political aspects

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.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.