(Dis)embodying myths in Ancien Régime opera : multidisciplinary perspectives / edited by Bruno Forment.

Throughout the Ancien Régime, mythology played a vital role in opera, defining such epoch-making works as Claudio Monteverdi's 'La favola d'Orfeo' (1607) and Christoph Gluck's 'Iphigénie en Tauride' (1779). The operatic presence of the Greco-Roman gods and heroes...

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Other Authors: Forment, Bruno
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Leuven : Leuven UP, 2012.
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