{"product_id":"anna-maria-strada-prima-donna-of-g-f-handel-9783631792438","title":"Anna Maria Strada, Prima Donna of G. F. Handel","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eGeorge Frideric Handel’s longest continuous collaboration with a leading singer took place between 1729 and 1737 with Anna Maria Strada del Pò (1703–1775), a soprano who may have sung ‘entirely \u003ci\u003edi petto\u003c\/i\u003e’; that is, with a chest-like vocal production in the head range as well: powerfully and sonorously. The investigation of her peculiar vocal features and career, in connection with the music written for her by Handel and other composers, involved musicological research methods and findings of the historically informed performance practice. The conclusions rest on three main pillars: musical sources; surviving descriptions of her singing; and period treatises, completed with the author’s practical experiences as a classical singer.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbbreviations \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAcknowledgements \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePrelude \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter One: Early Years \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eVenice \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe new singing style \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe 1720\/1721 season at Sant’Angelo \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFinances \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMilan, Livorno, and Lucca \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter Two: First Maturity \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNaples, the operatic capital of Europe \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStrada on the stage \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBecoming the leading soprano \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter Three: Successor to the ‘Rival Queens’ \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFirst impressions in London \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSurpassing the predecessors \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSocial, political, and financial matters \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter Four: In the Midst of Operatic Business \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eQueen of revivals \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHeroine of \u003ci\u003epasticci \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter Five: The Composer’s Faithful Soprano \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe first original roles \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA multi-faceted vocal personality \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReinventing Strada \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter Six: The Prima Donna of Oratorios \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEsther and Deborah \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFrom Athalia to Bellezza \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter Seven: Back to Italy \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe first San Carlo season \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe last active years \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAppendix: Strada’s London Season Schedules \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBibliography \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Peter Lang AG","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51044466295127,"sku":"9783631792438","price":43.2,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9783631792438.jpg?v=1750961705","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/anna-maria-strada-prima-donna-of-g-f-handel-9783631792438","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}