A sociable moment : opera and festive culture in baroque Siena /
Reardon, Colleen,author.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 287-297) and index.
The curtain rises -- A festive culture and its sociable network -- The Chigi between Rome and Siena -- A princess comes to town -- Siena, the Chigi, and the pastoral documents -- Pastoral reflections, political drama, and the end of an era -- The Rozzi and opera in the 1690s documents -- Innocence recognized and Cammilla revived documents -- Gigli's last bow and the return of the pastoral documents.
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