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The politics of opera in Handel's Britain / Thomas McGeary.

Author/creator McGeary, Thomas, 1948-
Format Electronic and Book
Publication InfoNew York : Cambridge University Press,
Descriptionxii, 407 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.
Supplemental Content Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete
Subject(s)
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 noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 372-400) and index.
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Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2012029729
ISBN9781107009882 (hardback : alk. paper)
ISBN110700988X (hardback : alk. paper)

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