BIOGRAPHICAL LIST OF TENORS

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS vii
3. ILLUSTRATIONS viii
4. PREFACE ix
5. 1 The Prehistory of the Voice 1
6. 2 Handel,Mozart and the Tenor–Castrato Connection 22
7. 3 Nourrit, Duprez and the Tenorino d’hier 44
8. 4 The Tenor as Artist 58
9. 5 Caruso and the Italian Succession 78
10. 6 The Romantic Tenor Hero 93
11. 7 Splendid Isolationists? The British Isles in the Twentieth Century 121
12. 8 France and the Decline of Linguistic Lyricism 136
13. 9 Russia and the Preservation of Lost Traditions 144
14. 10 The Twentieth-century Heldentenor 153
15. 11 Post-war Losses and Gains 169
16. NOTES 193
17. BIOGRAPHICAL LIST OF TENORS 216
18. Audio, Video and Website Sources 290
19. Bibliography and Further Reading 292
20. Index 294