Preface

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Lists of Illustrations viii
4. List of Music Examples ix
5. Preface xi
6. Acknowledgements xiv
7. Note to the Reader xv
8. Introduction 1
9. 1. Opera in the English Manner 19
10. 2. The Infiltration of Italian Music and Singing 55
11. 3. Italian and English Singing and Partisan Politics 99
12. 4. The Haymarket Theatre: A Whig Project 125
13. 5. Whigs and Opera in the Italian Manner 183
14. 6. 1710: The Year of Great Change in Politics and Opera 212
15. 7. Whigs Confront Opera: Britain at a Machiavellian Moment 241
16. 8. Addison: Opera and the Politics of Politeness 286
17. 9. The Whig Campaign for English Opera; Handel Celebrates the Peace 304
18. Epilogue 335
19. Appendix 1: Operatic Works Produced or Known in London, ca. 1660–1704 337
20. Appendix 2: Principal Independent Theatre Masques Produced in London, 1676–1705 341
21. Appendix 3: Opera Performances by Season in London, 1705–14 345
22. Appendix 4: Aria Types in All-sung Operas Produced in London, 1705–14 349
23. Bibliography 355
24. Index 409