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The Castrato and His Wife

ISBN: 9780199569816 | 0199569819
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Pub. Date: 1/1/2012

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SummaryTable of Contents
The opera singer Giusto Ferdinando Tenducci was one of the most famous celebrities of the eighteenth century. In collaboration with the English composer Thomas Arne, he popularized Italian opera, translating it for English audiences and making it accessible with his own compositions which heperformed in London's pleasure gardens. Mozart and J. C. Bach both composed for him. He was a rock star of his day, with a massive female following. He was also a castrato. Women flocked to his concerts and found him irresistible. His singing pupil, Dorothea... MORE
List of Platesp. xi
Picture Acknowledgementsp. xiv
Preludep. 1
The Pig Man Arrives in Monte San Savinop. 6
Schooling Angels in Naplesp. 24
The Castrato in Londonp. 41
Fancying Tenduccip. 67
A Dublin Scufflep. 90
The Elopementp. 108
Married Lifep. 130
The Trialp. 164... MORE
Legacyp. 193
Codap. 210
Notesp. 221
Graziep. 281
A Note on Sourcesp. 284
Appendix: Deposition of Tomasso Massip. 286
Select Bibliographyp. 290
Indexp. 301
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