Opera and Drama in Eighteenth-Century London: The King's Theatre, Garrick and the Business of Performance

by Ian Woodfield

Book Overview

In this study, Ian Woodfield 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, Woodfield examines such issues as finances, recruitment policy, the handling of singers and composers, links with Paris and Italy, and the role of...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521800129
• ISBN13: 9780521800129
• Release Date: May 2001
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 354 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 9.0"