Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Introduction. London Voices 1820–1840: A “Luminous Guide” 1
4. Chapter 1. How the Ballad Singer Lost Her “Woice” 15
5. Chapter 2. The Traffic in Voices: The Exchange Value of Italian Opera in Giuseppe Mazzini’s London 33
6. Chapter 3. Interpreting the Italian Voice in London (and Elsewhere) 51
7. Chapter 4. The Castrato as Creator: Velluti’s Voice in the London Sheet-Music Market 71
8. Chapter 5. “The Essence of Nine Trombones”: Luigi Lablache and Models of Masculinity in 1830s London 93
9. Chapter 6. Adelaide Kemble and the Voice as Means 121
10. Chapter 7. On Tongues and Ears: Divine Voices in the Modern Metropolis 137
11. Chapter 8. From Dissent to Community: The Sacred Harmonic Society and Amateur Choral Singing in London 159
12. Chapter 9. Foreign Voices, Performing Frenchness: Jenny Colon and the “French Plays” in London 179
13. Chapter 10. “Singer for the Million”: Henry Russell, Popular Song, and the Solo Recital 201
14. Chapter 11. Vessels of Flame: Letitia Elizabeth Landon and the Improviser’s Voice 221
15. Chapter 12. “Silver Fork” Novels and the Place of Voice 235
16. Chapter 13. Voice Boxes 261
17. Acknowledgements 281
18. Contributors 283
19. Index 287