Opera and Baroque. The Misunderstanding

Description

This book unfolds in the sumptuous setting of 18th-century Naples, the world capital of opera during that century, at the height of the Late Baroque period. The operas are presented with the magnificence of Baroque operatic music; the stunning stage productions; the rich costumes of the performers; and the marvel of the castrati singers’ voices. The five protagonists—the castrato Angelo; the Duchess Rossana; the bass Domenico; the soprano Giulia; and the contralto Giovanna—are the main characters in the plot, where their intense individual feelings intertwine with the events of the splendid yet wretched era in which this narrative takes place.