Italian Opera (National Traditions of Opera)
Edition: New Ed edition
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: April 29, 1994
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 702
ISBN-13: 9780521466431
Subjects: Opera; Music; Music/Songbooks; Genres & Styles - Opera; Music / Opera; Opera - Italy; Italy; Ethnic
First sentence: Of the virtues commended to the faithful by St Thomas Aquinas none was more gladly embraced by the princes of Renaissance Italy than Magnificence: they were never happier than when giving ostentatious form to their most generous impulses.