Gossett, Philip. <br/><br/>
Divas and scholars  performing Italian opera /  [electronic resource] : 
Philip Gossett. 
 - Chicago :  University of Chicago Press,  2006. 
 - xxii, 675 p. :  music. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. [621]-642) and indexes. 
<br/><br/>Prologue. Mare o monti : two summer festivals -- Knowing the score. Setting the stage ; Transmission versus tradition ; Scandal and scholarship ; The romance of the critical edition -- Intermezzo. Scholars and performers : the case of Semiramide -- Performing the opera. Choosing a version ; Serafin's scissors ; Ornamenting Rossini ; Higher and lower : transposing Bellini and Donizetti ; Words and music : texts and translations ; Instruments old and new ; From the score to the stage -- Coda. Two kings head North : transforming Italian opera in Scandinavia. 
<br/><br/><br/>Electronic reproduction. <br/>Palo Alto, Calif. : <br/>ebrary, <br/>2013. <br/>Available via World Wide Web. <br/>Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries. 
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<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Opera.<br/>Opera--Production and direction.<br/>Operas--Performances.
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<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>ML1700  / .G7397 2006eb 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>782.10945