Bel Canto Bully : the Life of the Legendary Opera Impresario Domenico Barbaja.
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| Author / Creator: | Eisenbeiss, Philip. |
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| Imprint: | New York : Haus Publishing, 2013. |
| Description: | 1 online resource (400 pages) |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | E-Resource Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11348189 |
Table of Contents:
- Bel Canto Bully; Table of Contents; Preface and Acknowledgements; Map of Italy, 1796; Introduction; 1. From Coffee Waiter to Croupier (1777-1806); 2. Naples, the only Capital of Italy; 3. Feeding Naples' Twin Addictions (1806-1813); 4. Rossini and Roulette (1813-1816); 5. Rising from the Ashes (1816-1819); 6. The End of Easy Money (1819-1822); 7. The Conquest of Vienna (1822-1824); 8. Juggling Europe's Stages (1824-1828); 9. Finding Successors to Rossini and Colbran; 10. Retreat from Milan and Vienna (1828-1831); 11. Counting the Losses (1831-1836); 12. Death is in the Air (1836-1841).
- Epilogue: Barbaja's LegacyImages; Appendix 1: Cast of Characters; Appendix 2: Barbaja's Operas; Appendix 3: A Note on Currency; Notes; Bibliography.