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Oxford University Press; Oxford, New York, 2012. Softcover. Very Good. 9x6x1. [MUSIC]. Eds. Rachel Cowgill, Hilary Poriss. Contributors: Francesco Izzo, Roberta Montemorra Marvin, Joy H. Calico, et al. "The Arts of the Prima Donna in the Long Nineteenth Century." Oxford, New York: Oxford University Press, 2012. English language. Softcover. with black and white illustration. xlvi, 368 pp. 9 x 6 x 1 in. 23 x 16 x 2 cm. A book of academic essays. Text clean. Some dog-earring. Front cover bows out. Very Good. ISBN: 9780195365887. "Female characters assumed increasing prominence in the narratives of nineteenth- and early twentieth-century opera. And for contemporary audiences, many of these characters--and the celebrated women who played them--still define opera at its finest and most searingly affective, even if storylines leave them swooning and faded by the end of the drama. The presence and representation of women in opera has been addressed in a range of recent studies that offer…
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- Title The Arts of the Prima Donna in the Long Nineteenth Century
- Author Rachel Cowgill (Editor); Hilary Poriss (Editor)
- Binding Paperback
- Pages 416
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Oxford University Press, USA
- Date 2012-06-29
- Illustrated Yes
- Features Bibliography, Illustrated, Index, Table of Contents
- ISBN 9780195365887 / 0195365887
- Weight 1.25 lbs (0.57 kg)
- Dimensions 9.1 x 6.1 x 0.7 in (23.11 x 15.49 x 1.78 cm)
- Library of Congress subjects Singers, Women singers
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2011021173
- Dewey Decimal Code 782.108
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