{"product_id":"the-arts-of-the-prima-donna-in-the-long-nineteenth-century-9780195365887","title":"The Arts of the Prima Donna in the Long Nineteenth Century","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFemale characters assumed increasing prominence in the narratives of nineteenth- and early twentieth-century opera. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAnd for contemporary audiences, many of these characters--and the celebrated women who played them--still define opera at its finest and most searingly effective, even if\u003cbr\u003estorylines leave them swooning and faded by the end of the drama.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe presence and representation of women in opera have been addressed in a range of recent studies that offer valuable insights into the operatic stage as a cultural space, focusing a critical lens on the text and the position and signification of female characters. Moving that lens onto the historical, \u003cem\u003eThe Arts of the Prima Donna in the Long Nineteenth Century\u003c\/em\u003e sheds light on the singers who created and inhabited these roles, the flesh-and-blood women who embodied these fabled doomed women onstage before an audience.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEditors Rachel Cowgill and Hilary Poriss lead a cast of renowned contributors in an impressive display of current approaches to the lives, careers, and performances of female opera singers. Essential theoretical perspectives reflect several broad themes woven through the volume of cultures of celebrity surrounding the female singer; the emergence of the quasi-mythical figure of the diva; explorations of the intricate and sundry arts associated with the prima donna, and her representation in other media; and the diversity and complexity of contemporary responses to her.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe prima donna influenced compositional practices, determined musical and dramatic interpretation, and affected management decisions about the running of the opera house, the content of the season, and the employment of other artists--a clear demonstration that her position as first woman extended well beyond the boards of the operatic stage itself.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003cem\u003eThe Arts of the Prima Donna in the Long Nineteenth Century\u003c\/em\u003e is an important addition to the collections of students and researchers in opera studies, nineteenth-century music, performance and gender\/sexuality studies, and cultural studies, as well as to the shelves of opera singers and enthusiasts.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Rachel Cowgill\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Oxford University Press, USA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/29\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 416\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.25lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.10w x 0.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780195365887\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/01\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRachel Cowgill\u003c\/strong\u003e is a Professor of Music at Cardiff University and editor of the \u003cem\u003eJournal of the Royal Musical Association\u003c\/em\u003e. Her research encompasses British music and musical cultures, Italian opera, Mozart reception, and gender and sexuality, and has appeared in \u003cem\u003eCambridge Opera Journal\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eJRMA\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eEarly\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eMusic\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eMusical Times\u003c\/em\u003e, and collections from Ashgate, Berliner Wissenschafts-Verlag, Oxford University Press, and Princeton University Press. Rachel co-edited \u003cem\u003eEurope, Empire, and Spectacle in Nineteenth-Century British Music\u003c\/em\u003e (Ashgate, 2006), \u003cem\u003eMusic in the British Provinces, 1690-1914\u003c\/em\u003e (Ashgate, 2007), \u003cbr\u003eand \u003cem\u003eArt and Ideology in European Opera\u003c\/em\u003e (Boydell \u0026amp; Brewer, 2010).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHilary Poriss\u003c\/strong\u003e is Associate Professor at Northeastern University, Boston. Her research interests focus on Italian opera, performance practice, diva culture, and the aesthetics of nineteenth-century musical culture. She is the author of \u003cem\u003eChanging the Score: Arias, Prima Donnas, and the Authority of\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003ePerformance\u003c\/em\u003e (Oxford University Press, 2009); and co-editor, with Roberta Montemorra Marvin of \u003cem\u003eFashions and Legacies of Nineteenth-Century Italian Opera\u003c\/em\u003e (Cambridge University Press, 2010). She has published articles and reviews in \u003cem\u003e19th-Century Music\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eCambridge Opera Journal\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eVerdi Forum\u003c\/em\u003e, and\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eNineteenth-Century Music Review\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Oxford University Press, USA","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":39930763214963,"sku":"9.78E+12","price":94.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_898611ca-f106-4d33-8f48-c190bd73f5e8.jpg?v=1647699295","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/the-arts-of-the-prima-donna-in-the-long-nineteenth-century-9780195365887","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}