Angels & monsters : male and female sopranos in the story of opera, 1600-1900
Somerset-Ward, Richard2004
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'Angels & Monsters' tells the story of opera sopranos. At first the castrati was supreme, capable of feats of vocalism unimaginable today, but in the early 19th century they disappeared, to be replaced by the female sopranos who had long battled for recognition.
Main title:
Angels & monsters : male and female sopranos in the story of opera, 1600-1900 / Richard Somerset-Ward.
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Imprint:
New Haven, [Conn.] ; London : Yale University Press, c2004.
Collation:
xiv, 325 p. : facsim., ports. ; 24 cm.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9780300099683 (hbk)
Dewey class:
782.109
Local class:
782.109
Language:
English
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BRN:
111607