Italian Opera Houses and Festivals

Karyl Charna Lynn

doi:10.5771/9781461706786

Summary

Italian Opera in the 18th and 19th centuries was an experience unequaled anywhere else in the world. The unique emotion, flavor, and passion that existed have yet to be attained in any other country. Opera houses in Italy are the birthplace of this great art form. They represent its beauty and richness. More than just concrete, stone, glass, and wood, they are alive, each with a character and history of its own.

This work recreates the social, political, architectural, and performance histories of each house by including eyewitness accounts from Italian newspapers, journals, and books of the time. It covers more than 50 Italian opera houses and festivals, organized by their city of origin and geographic region. Each chapter is a journey back in time, beginning with the first theaters and performances in the city and concluding with an architectural description of the principal theater and a practical information guide for visitors (including hotel recommendations). The operatic activities of the main theater, including inaugurations, important performances, and world premieres, are also covered. A photospread, along with brief descriptions of opera-related sites, including the birthplaces, dwellings, and museums of Italy's greatest composers, give an even more complete portrait of the art.

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Bibliographic data

Copyright year: 2005
ISBN-Print: 978-0-8108-5359-1
ISBN-Online: 978-1-4617-0678-6
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield, Lanham
Language: English
Pages: 331
Product type: Book Titles

1. Table of Contents No access
2. Foreword No access
3. Preface No access
4. Acknowledgments No access
1. 1: Bergamo: Teatro Donizetti No access
2. 2: Brescia: Teatro Grande No access
3. 3: Como: Teatro Sociale No access
4. 4: Cremona: Teatro Comunale Amilcare Ponchielli No access
5. 5: Genoa: Teatro Carlo Felice No access
6. 6: Mantua: Condomini Teatro Sociale No access
7. 7: Milan: Teatro alla Scala and Teatro Arcimboldi No access
8. 8: Novara: Teatro Coccia No access
9. 9: Padua: Teatro Comunale "Giuseppe Verdi" No access
10. 10: Pavia: Teatro Fraschini No access
11. 11: Rovigo: Teatro Sociale No access
12. 12: Savona: Teatro Comunale Chiabrera and Teatro dell'Opera Giocosa No access
13. 13: Treviso: Teatro Comunale No access
14. 14: Trieste: Teatro Lirico Giuseppe Verdi No access
15. 15: Turin: Teatro Regia No access
16. 16: Venice: Teatro La Fenice and Teatro Malibran No access
17. 17: Verona: Arena di Verona and Teatro Filarmonico No access
18. 18: Vittorio Veneto: Teatro da Ponte No access
1. 19: Ancona: Teatro Delle Muse No access
2. 20: Ascoli Piceno: Teatro Comunale Ventidio Basso No access
3. 21: Barga: Opera Barga Festival No access
4. 22: Bologna: Teatro Comunale No access
5. 23: Busseto: Teatro Verdi No access
6. 24: Chieti: Teatro Marrucino No access
7. 25: Fermo: Teatro dell'Aquila No access
8. 26: Ferrara: Teatro Comunale No access
9. 27: Fidenza: Teatro Magnani No access
10. 28: Florence: Teatro Del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino and Teatro Comunale No access
11. 29: Jesi: Teatro Comunale G. B. Pergolesi No access
12. 30: Livorno: Comitato Estate Livornese and Teatro di Livorno No access
13. 31: Lucca: Teatro del Giglio No access
14. 32: Lugo: Teatro Rossini No access
15. 33: Macerata: Macerata Opera–Sferisterio and Teatro Lauro Rossi No access
16. 34: Modena: Teatro Comunale No access
17. 35: Montepulciano: Cantiere lnternazionale d' Arte No access
18. 36: Narni, Amelia, and Terni: Associazione in Canto No access
19. 37: Parma: Teatro Regio No access
20. 38: Pesaro: Rossini Opera Festival and Teatro Rossini No access
21. 39: Piacenza: Teatro Municipale No access
22. 40: Pisa: Teatro Verdi No access
23. 41: Ravenna: Teatro Comunale Alighieri and Ravenna Festival No access
24. 42: Reggio Emilia: Teatro Municipale Valli No access
25. 43: Rome: Teatro dell'Opera No access
26. 44: San Gimignano: Festival lnternazionale No access
27. 45: San Severo: Teatro Verdi Muska Festival No access
28. 46: Spoleto: Festival dei Due Mondi No access
29. 47: Torre del Lago: Puccini Festival No access
1. 48: Bari: Teatro Petruzzelli and Teatro Piccinni No access
2. 49: Cosenza: Teatro Alfonso Rendano No access
3. 50: Lecce: Teatro Politeama Greco No access
4. 51: Martina Franca: Festival Della Valle d'ltria No access
5. 52: Naples: Teatro di San Carlo No access
6. 53: Salerno: Teatro Municipale G. Verdi No access
1. 54: Cagliari, Sardinia: Teatro Lirico No access
2. 55: Catania, Sicily: Teatro Massimo Bellini No access
3. 56: Messina, Sicily: Teatro Vittorio Emanuele No access
4. 57: Palermo, Sicily: Teatro Massimo No access
5. 58: Taormina, Sicily: Taormina Arte Festival No access
Glossary No access Pages 315 - 316
Selected Bibliography No access Pages 317 - 320
Index of Artists, Architects, Conductors, Directors, and Rulers No access Pages 321 - 324
Index of Theaters No access Pages 325 - 330
About the Author No access Pages 331 - 331