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CHAPTER SIX. Ensembles
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Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- CONTENTS vii
- Preface and Acknowledgments xi
- Editorial Policies xv
- Abbreviations xvii
- INTRODUCTION 3
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PART ONE: Opera Buffa as Entertainment
- CHAPTER ONE. Opera Buffa as Sheer Pleasure 27
- CHAPTER TWO. Opera Buffa’s Conservative Frameworks 52
- CHAPTER THREE. Opera Buffa’s Social Reversals 71
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PART TWO: The Closed Musical Numbers of Opera Buffa and Their Social Implications
- CHAPTER FOUR. Arias: Some Issues 95
- CHAPTER FIVE. Class and Gender in Arias: Five Aria Types 110
- CHAPTER SIX. Ensembles 156
- CHAPTER SEVEN. Beginning and Ending Together: Introduzioni and Finales 196
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PART THREE: Così Fan Tutte le Opere? A Masterwork in Context
- CHAPTER EIGHT. Così fan tutte in Conversation 247
- CHAPTER NINE. Così fan tutte and Convention 273
- APPENDIX ONE. Operas Consulted 299
- APPENDIX TWO. Musical Forms in Opera Buffa Arias 305
- APPENDIX THREE. Plot Summaries for I finti eredi, Le gare generose, and L’incognita perseguitata 309
- Works Cited 313
- Index 323
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- CONTENTS vii
- Preface and Acknowledgments xi
- Editorial Policies xv
- Abbreviations xvii
- INTRODUCTION 3
-
PART ONE: Opera Buffa as Entertainment
- CHAPTER ONE. Opera Buffa as Sheer Pleasure 27
- CHAPTER TWO. Opera Buffa’s Conservative Frameworks 52
- CHAPTER THREE. Opera Buffa’s Social Reversals 71
-
PART TWO: The Closed Musical Numbers of Opera Buffa and Their Social Implications
- CHAPTER FOUR. Arias: Some Issues 95
- CHAPTER FIVE. Class and Gender in Arias: Five Aria Types 110
- CHAPTER SIX. Ensembles 156
- CHAPTER SEVEN. Beginning and Ending Together: Introduzioni and Finales 196
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PART THREE: Così Fan Tutte le Opere? A Masterwork in Context
- CHAPTER EIGHT. Così fan tutte in Conversation 247
- CHAPTER NINE. Così fan tutte and Convention 273
- APPENDIX ONE. Operas Consulted 299
- APPENDIX TWO. Musical Forms in Opera Buffa Arias 305
- APPENDIX THREE. Plot Summaries for I finti eredi, Le gare generose, and L’incognita perseguitata 309
- Works Cited 313
- Index 323