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- catalog abstract ""During its first two centuries, opera was dominated by sopranos. There were male sopranos, or castrati, whose supercharged voices (female vocal cords powered by male lungs) were capable of feats of vocalism that are hard to imagine today. And there were female sopranos, or prime donne, whose long battle for social acceptance and top billing was crowned in the early nineteenth century when the castrati disappeared from the opera stage and left them supreme." "Whether they were male or female, these singers wre amazing vertuosi, perhaps the greatest singers there have ever been - "angels." Unfortunately, some of them (and often the most famous) were also capable of behaving extremely badly, both on and off stage - "monsters." This book tells their colorful stories."--Jacket.".
- catalog alternative "Angels and monsters".
- catalog contributor b13235240.
- catalog created "c2004.".
- catalog date "2004".
- catalog date "c2004.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c2004.".
- catalog description ""During its first two centuries, opera was dominated by sopranos. There were male sopranos, or castrati, whose supercharged voices (female vocal cords powered by male lungs) were capable of feats of vocalism that are hard to imagine today. And there were female sopranos, or prime donne, whose long battle for social acceptance and top billing was crowned in the early nineteenth century when the castrati disappeared from the opera stage and left them supreme."".
- catalog description ""Whether they were male or female, these singers wre amazing vertuosi, perhaps the greatest singers there have ever been - "angels." Unfortunately, some of them (and often the most famous) were also capable of behaving extremely badly, both on and off stage - "monsters." This book tells their colorful stories."--Jacket.".
- catalog description "Caccini's pupils -- Getting away with murder: the prima donna comes of age -- Porpora's pupils -- The castrato ascendancy -- Après Gluck and the time of Mozart -- Prime donne assolute -- The world's showcase : Paris 1800-1871 -- Dramatic singing : the Verdian soprano -- Heroic singing : the Wagnerian soprano -- Marchesi's pupils.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 293-310) and index.".
- catalog extent "xiv, 325 p. :".
- catalog identifier "0300099681 (alk. paper)".
- catalog issued "2004".
- catalog issued "c2004.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "New Haven : Yale University Press,".
- catalog subject "ML1700 .S69 2004".
- catalog subject "Opera.".
- catalog subject "Sopranos (Singers)".
- catalog tableOfContents "Caccini's pupils -- Getting away with murder: the prima donna comes of age -- Porpora's pupils -- The castrato ascendancy -- Après Gluck and the time of Mozart -- Prime donne assolute -- The world's showcase : Paris 1800-1871 -- Dramatic singing : the Verdian soprano -- Heroic singing : the Wagnerian soprano -- Marchesi's pupils.".
- catalog title "Angels & monsters : male and female sopranos in the story of opera, 1600-1900 / Richard Somerset-Ward.".
- catalog title "Angels and monsters".
- catalog type "text".