Observations on the Castrati in Britain

Paul F. Rice (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

202 Seiten

2024 | Unabridged edition
Cambridge Scholars Publishing (Verlag)
978-1-0364-0072-9 (ISBN)

Infos

This book highlights the experiences of castrato singers in Britain during the long eighteenth-century. These singers stood apart from traditional cultural and sexual norms of the period by nature of their altered bodies. The work investigates the fears surrounding the possibility of Catholic influence in the nation, and the ability of sensual Italian operatic music to feminize the male population and weaken the country's leaders. The castrato as a possible romantic rival to "normal" men is also discussed, while the contributions of the castrati to cultural leadership in the areas of teaching, concert direction and social influence are examined. This book will appeal to music historians and those interested in cultural and gender studies.

Autor

Paul F. Rice is Emeritus Professor of Musicology in the School of Music of Memorial University of Newfoundland, Canada. His research interests include the operatic and concert music of eighteenth-century France and Great Britain, as well as opera in general. He is the author of six books, the most recent of which are The Solo English Cantatas and Italian Odes of Thomas A. Arne (2020) and Venanzio Rauzzini in Britain (2015). He has edited scores by John Abraham Fisher and Venanzio Rauzzini, and provided performing editions for eight CD recordings on the Naxos, Dorian and Centaur labels.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheinungsdatum: 05.03.2024
• Verlagsort: Newcastle upon Tyne
• Sprache: englisch
• Maße: 148 x 212 mm
• Themenwelt: Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Musik ► Musiktheorie / Musiklehre
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie ► Gender Studies
• ISBN-10: 1-0364-0072-7 / 1036400727
• ISBN-13: 978-1-0364-0072-9 / 9781036400729
• Zustand: Neuware