Feasting and Fasting in Opera
| Author | : Pierpaolo Polzonetti |
| Publisher | : University of Chicago Press |
| Total Pages | : 336 |
| Release | : 2021-11-11 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9780226804958 |
| ISBN-13 | : 022680495X |
| Rating | : 4/5 (95X Downloads) |
Download or read book Feasting and Fasting in Opera written by Pierpaolo Polzonetti and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2021-11-11 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Convivial beginnings. The symposium and the birth of opera ; The Renaissance banquet as multimedia art ; Orpheus at the cardinal's table ; Eating at the opera house -- "Tastes funny" : tragic and comic meals from Monteverdi to Mozart ; Comedy as embodiment in Monteverdi and Mozart ; The insatiable : tyrants and libertines ; Indulging in comic opera : gastronomy as identity -- The effects of feasting and fasting ; Coffee and chocolate from Bach to Puccini ; Verdi and the laws of gastromusicology ; The Callas diet.
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