The politics of opera in Handel's Britain /
McGeary, Thomas,1948-
Cambridge : Cambridge University Press,
2013.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Opera and political allegory : When is it an allegory? When is it political? -- Politics in the Royal Academy of Music -- The opera house, allegory, and the political opposition -- Handel's second academy -- Rival opera companies and Farinelli at the court of Madrid -- Politics, theatre, and opera in the 1730s -- The opera stage as political history.
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