Opera and drama in eighteenth-century London : the King's Theatre, Garrick and the business of performance / Ian Woodfield.
| Author/creator |
Woodfield, Ian |
| Format | Book and Print |
| Publication Info | Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2001. |
| Description | xiii, 339 pages : music ; 24 cm. |
| Subject(s) |
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| Series | Cambridge studies in opera Cambridge studies in opera. ^A396000 |
| Contents | The Hobart management -- The new managers take control -- Sacchini and the revival of opera seria -- Recruitment procedures and artistic policy -- The King's Theatre in crisis -- The recruitment of Lovattini -- The English community in Rome -- Lucrezia Agujari at the Pantheon -- Caterina Gabrielli -- Rauzzini's last season -- The King's Theatre flourishes -- The Queen of Quavers satire -- Financial management -- Opera salaries -- The sale of 1778 -- |
| Contents | Appendix 1a. The accounts of Richard Yates and James Brooke at Henry Hoare & Co. (1773-1777) -- Appendix 1b. The customers account ledgers of Sheridan and Harris (1778-1779) -- Appendix 1c. Selected entries from the account of Jonathan Garton at Drummonds Bank (1778-1779) -- Appendix 1d. The account of Gasparo Pacchierotti at Coutts & Co. (1779-1784) -- Appendix 1e. A page of opera payments and receipts in the Salt MSS (1780) -- Appendix 2a. Petition to the Lord Chamberlain (c. 1770) -- Appendix 2b. Petition to the Lord Chamberlain (c. 1775) -- Appendix 2c. Draft petition to the Lord Chamberlain from Sheridan and Harris (1777) -- Appendix 3a. Journal Etranger, No. 1 (June 1777) -- Appendix 3b. Opera reviews from Journal Etranger (1777-1778). |
| Abstract | This study explores the cultural and commercial life of Italian opera in late eighteenth-century London. It was a period when theatre and opera worlds mixed, venues were shared, and agents and managers collaborated and competed. Through primary sources, many analysed for the first time, the author examines such issues as finances, recruitment policy, the handling of singers and composers, links with Paris and Italy, and the role of women in opera management. These key topics are also placed within the context of a personal dispute between two of the most important managers of the day, the woman writer Frances Brooke and the actor David Garrick, which influenced the running of the major venues, the King's Theatre, Drury Lane and Covent Garden. The author has also uncovered new information concerning the influential role of the eighteenth-century music historian and critic Charles Burney, as artistic advisor to the King's Theatre. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 323-330) and index. |
| LCCN | 00062178 |
| ISBN | 0521800129 |
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| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions | |
| Music | Music Stacks | ML1731.8.L7 W66 2001 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |