02294nam 2200481 450 991082870730332120230803030120.01-908323-30-2(CKB)2670000000359953(EBL)1192052(MiAaPQ)EBC4538803(MiAaPQ)EBC1192052(Au-PeEL)EBL4538803(CaPaEBR)ebr11237239(CaONFJC)MIL860166(OCoLC)851263950(Au-PeEL)EBL1192052(OCoLC)847609659(EXLCZ)99267000000035995320160810h20132013 uy 0engur|n|---|||||rdacontentrdamediardacarrierBel canto bully the life and times of the legendary opera impresario Domenico Barbaja /Philip EisenbeissLondon, [England] :Haus Publishing,2013.©20131 online resource (400 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-908323-25-6 Includes bibliographical references.Intro -- Bel Canto Bully -- Table of Contents -- Preface and Acknowledgements -- Map of Italy, 1796 -- Introduction -- 1. From Coffee Waiter to Croupier (1777-1806) -- 2. Naples, the only Capital of Italy -- 3. Feeding Naples' Twin Addictions (1806-1813) -- 4. Rossini and Roulette (1813-1816) -- 5. Rising from the Ashes (1816-1819) -- 6. The End of Easy Money (1819-1822) -- 7. The Conquest of Vienna (1822-1824) -- 8. Juggling Europe's Stages (1824-1828) -- 9. Finding Successors to Rossini and Colbran -- 10. Retreat from Milan and Vienna (1828-1831) -- 11. Counting the Losses (1831-1836) -- 12. Death is in the Air (1836-1841) -- Epilogue: Barbaja's Legacy -- Images -- Appendix 1: Cast of Characters -- Appendix 2: Barbaja's Operas -- Appendix 3: A Note on Currency -- Notes -- Bibliography.The first major biography of the impresario Domenico Barbaja, accompanying a new Naxos album of Barbaja and his operas.782.1094521Eisenbeiss Philip1624568MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910828707303321Bel canto bully3959623UNINA