Italian Opera in the Age of the American Revolution

Polzonetti presents a fresh perspective on the European cultural reception of American social and political identity. Through detailed but accessible analysis of music examples, including previously unpublished musical sources, the book documents and explains important transformations of opera at the time of Mozart's masterpieces, and its long-term consequences up to Puccini. Shedding new light on familiar and less-familiar operatic works, the study represents groundbreaking research in music, cultural and political history. From the Cambridge Studies in Opera series. Includes 4 b&w photos and 50 music examples. Hardback book, 400 p.