Opera and Drama in Eighteenth-Century London: The King's Theatre, Garrick and the Business of Performance (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780521800129)

This book explores the cultural and commercial life of Italian opera in late eighteenth-century London. Through primary sources, many analyzed for the first time, Ian Woodfield examines such issues as finances, recruitment policy, 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 dispute between two of the most important managers of the day, Frances Brooke and David Garrick, and the major venues of the time: the King's Theatre and its rivals Drury Lane and Covent Garden.

Author: Ian Woodfield
ISBN-10: 0521800129
ISBN-13: 9780521800129
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 05/10/2001
Pages: 354
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.52lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.94d