Angels and Monsters - Male and Female Sopranos in the Story of Opera, 1600-1900 - Richard Somerset-ward - Books - Yale University Press - 9780300099683 - May 21, 2004
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Angels and Monsters - Male and Female Sopranos in the Story of Opera, 1600-1900


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'Angels and Monsters' tells the story of opera sopranos. At first the castrati was supreme, capable of feats of vocalism unimaginable today, but in the early 19th century they disappeared, to be replaced by the female sopranos who had long battled for recognition.


325 pages, 32 illustrations

Media Books     Hardcover Book   (Book with hard spine and cover)
Released May 21, 2004
ISBN13 9780300099683
Publishers Yale University Press
Pages 304
Dimensions 168 × 239 × 28 mm   ·   640 g
Language English  

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