Opera in the first half of the eighteenth century saw the rise of the memorable composer and the memorable work. Recent research on this period has been especia

Opera in the first half of the eighteenth century saw the rise of the memorable composer and the memorable work. Recent research on this period has been especia

The study of opera in the second half of the eighteenth century has flourished during the last several decades, and our knowledge of the operas written during t

Opera has been around ever since the late 16th century, and it is still going strong in the sense that operas are performed around the world at present, and kno

The articles reprinted in this volume treat operas as opera and from some sort of critical angle; none of the articles uses methodology appropriate for another