Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Table of Contents 1
3. Illustrations 5
4. Figures 5
5. Tables 6
6. Abbreviations and Citations 7
7. Icons 12
8. Preface 13
9. Acknowledgments 15
10. Introduction
11. 1. Interpreting the Calendar of Venetian Opera 21
12. 2. Perspectives on the Repertory 45
13. 3. User Guide 68
14. Opera Productions: A Chronology
15. The 1660s: An Overview 79
16. The 1670s: An Overview 99
17. The 1680s: An Overview 136
18. The 1690s: An Overview 191
19. The 1700s: An Overview 240
20. The 1710s: An Overview 294
21. The 1720s: An Overview 350
22. The 1730s: Overview 413
23. The 1740s: An Overview 465
24. The 1750s: An Overview 524
25. Opera's Margins: A Series of Supplements
26. Opera's Margins: An Introduction 543
27. 1. Unproduced and Undatable Works 549
28. 2. Operas and Comedies in Marginal Years of the Century 553
29. 3. Dramas associated with Music 563
30. 4. Intermezzi 580
31. 5. Private and/or Special Entertainments 601
32. 6. Works for Ducal Entertainments 629
33. 7. Works for Academies and Societies 632
34. 8. Moral and Sacred Dramas 640
35. 9. Music-Dramas given in the Ospedali 644
36. Appendices
37. 1. Doges, Popes, and Patriarchs 647
38. 2. Civic, Liturgical, and Theatrical Markers by Year (1600-1797) 649
39. 3. Currency Values and Exchange Rates 658
40. 4. Dated Opera Openings by Theater 660
41. 5. Dated Opera Openings by Theatrical Period 667
42. Concordances and Reference Statistics 675
43. Sources Consulted: Printed Works 692
44. Sources Consulted : Archival Sources 704
45. General Index 709
46. Index of Musical, Dramatic, and Literary Works 752
47. Index of Stage Names, Locales, and Peoples 766