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Messiah: Love, Music and Malice at a Time of Handel
Sheena Vernon
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Description for Messiah: Love, Music and Malice at a Time of Handel
Paperback. The faltering steps of Harry Walsh as he makes his way to success and happiness performing in the playhouses of Handel's Georgian London. Num Pages: 281 pages. BIC Classification: FV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 216 x 16. Weight in Grams: 276.
Harry Walsh is a young man on the make. He intends to become a famous singer, little knowing what dramas this will lead him through. He attaches himself to the celebrity composer, George Frederick Handel, maestro of the Italian opera, a favourite of royalty. But the aristocratic fashion for Handel is cooling. Opposing opera factions, one led by the scheming castrato, Senesino, knock the great man from his pinnacle. Meanwhile, rival impresarios are capturing new audiences with vulgar burlesques and extravagant pleasure gardens. As Harry negotiates his way through these shifts in popular entertainment his love-life proves equally complicated. He ... Read more
Harry Walsh is a young man on the make. He intends to become a famous singer, little knowing what dramas this will lead him through. He attaches himself to the celebrity composer, George Frederick Handel, maestro of the Italian opera, a favourite of royalty. But the aristocratic fashion for Handel is cooling. Opposing opera factions, one led by the scheming castrato, Senesino, knock the great man from his pinnacle. Meanwhile, rival impresarios are capturing new audiences with vulgar burlesques and extravagant pleasure gardens. As Harry negotiates his way through these shifts in popular entertainment his love-life proves equally complicated. He ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Top Hat Books
Condition
New
Number of Pages
282
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781782797685
SKU
V9781782797685
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About Sheena Vernon
Sheena Vernon has a background in journalism and teaching and has a passion for opera. She lives in Dublin overlooking the sea.
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