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Opera, Theatrical Culture and Society in Late Eighteenth-Century Naples Anthony R. DelDonna An Ashgate Book Opera, TheaTrical culTure and SOcieTy in laTe eighTeenTh-cenTury napleS AshgAte InterdIscIplInAry studIes In OperA series editor roberta Montemorra Marvin University of Iowa, USA Advisory Board linda hutcheon, University of Toronto, Canada david levin, University of Chicago, USA herbert lindenberger, emeritus professor, Stanford University, USA Julian rushton, emeritus professor, University of Leeds, UK The Ashgate Interdisciplinary Studies in Opera series provides a centralized and prominent forum for the presentation of cutting-edge scholarship that draws on numerous disciplinary approaches to a wide range of subjects associated with the creation, performance, and reception of opera (and related genres) in various historical and social contexts. There is great need for a broader approach to scholarship about opera. in recent years, the course of study has developed significantly, going beyond traditional musicological approaches to reflect new perspectives from literary criticism and comparative literature, cultural history, philosophy, art history, theatre history, gender studies, film studies, political science, philology, psycho-analysis, and medicine. The new brands of scholarship have allowed a more comprehensive interrogation of the complex nexus of means of artistic expression operative in opera, one that has meaningfully challenged prevalent historicist and formalist musical approaches. The Ashgate Interdisciplinary Studies in Opera series continues to move this important trend forward by including essay collections and monographs that reflect the ever-increasing interest in opera in non-musical contexts. Books in the series will be linked by their emphasis on the study of a single genre—opera—yet will be distinguished by their individualized and novel approaches by scholars from various disciplines/fields of inquiry. The remit of the series welcomes studies of seventeenth century to contemporary opera from all geographical locations, including non-Western topics. Other titles in the series Modernism and the Cult of Mountains: Music, Opera, Cinema christopher Morris Musical Theatre, Realism and Entertainment Millie Taylor Opera, Theatrical culture and Society in late eighteenth- century naples anThOny r. deldOnna Georgetown University, USA First published 2012 by Ashgate Publishing Published 2016 by Routledge 2 Park Square, Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon OX14 4RN 711 Third Avenue, New York, NY 10017, USA Routledge is an imprint of the Taylor & Francis Group, an informa business Copyright © Anthony R. DelDonna 2012 Anthony R. DelDonna has asserted his right under the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act, 1988, to be identified as the author of this work. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reprinted or reproduced or utilised in any form or by any electronic, mechanical, or other means, now known or hereafter invented, including photocopying and recording, or in any information storage or retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publishers. Notice: Product or corporate names may be trademarks or registered trademarks, and are used only for identification and explanation without intent to infringe. British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data DelDonna, Anthony. Opera, theatrical culture and society in late eighteenth-century Naples. – (Ashgate interdisciplinary studies in opera) 1. Opera–Italy–Naples–18th century. 2. Opera audiences–Italy–Naples–History–18th century. I. Title II. Series 782.1’0945731’09033-dc23 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data DelDonna, Anthony. Opera, theatrical culture and society in late eighteenth-century Naples / Anthony R. DelDonna. p. cm. – (Ashgate interdisciplinary studies in opera) Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-1-4094-2278-5 (hardcover : alk. paper) 1. Opera–Italy–Naples–18th century. I. Title. ML1733.8.N3D46 2012 792.50945’73109033–dc23 2012009616 ISBN 9781409422785 (hbk) ISBN 9781315598987 (ebk) Bach musicological font developed by © Yo Tomita. To the memory of my brother Joseph Vincent DelDonna February 6, 1965 – August 31, 2010 Mere words can never render the feelings of love, loss and longing for your presence in our lives. This page has been left blank intentionally Contents List of Figures ix List of Music Examples xi List of Tables xiii List of Abbreviations xv Series Editor’s Preface xvii Acknowledgments xix Introduction 1 1 Opera, Antiquity, and the Neapolitan Enlightenment in Paisiello’s Socrate immaginario (1775) 13 2 Naples, carnevale and the commedia per musica: Il convitato di pietra (1783) 43 3 Giovanni Paisiello’s Elfrida: Operatic Idol, Martyr and Symbol of Nation 73 4 Nationalism, Cultural Identity and the Modern Neapolitan Kingdom: Pietro Alessandro Guglielmi and Enea, e Lavinia 109 5 Debora e Sisara and the Rise of Lenten Tragedy 147 6 At the Precipice of Revolution: Piccinni’s Gionata (1792) as Drama and Diplomacy 193 7 The Neapolitan Ballet d’Action: Il ratto delle Sabine (1780) 227 8 The Neapolitan Ballet d’Action and the Art of Experimentation 257 Bibliography 289 Index 311 This page has been left blank intentionally List of Figures 8.1 Vicente Martín y Soler, La Bella Arsene, Act I description 270 8.2 Vicente Martín y Soler, La Bella Arsene, Act I description 271
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