London Opera Observed 17111844, Volume IV - 9781138754935

Taylor & Francis

London Opera Observed 17111844, Volume IV1799-1821\nAuthor(s): Michael Burden\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781138754935, 978-1138754935\nSynopsis\nThe thrust of these five volumes is contained in their title, London Opera Observd. It takes its cue from the numerous texts and volumes which during the seventeenth, eighteenth and nineteenth centuries used the concept of spying or observing by a narrator, or rambler, as a means of establishing a discourse on aspects of London life. The material in this five-volume reset edition examines opera not simply as a genre of performance, but as a wider topic of comment and debate. The stories that surrounded the Italian opera singers illuminate contemporary British attitudes towards performance, sexuality and national identity. \n\nThe collection includes only complete, published material organised chronologically so as to accurately retain the contexts in which the origi.