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Feasting and Fasting in Opera: From Renaissance Banquets to the Callas Diet
By Polzonetti, Pierpaolo
- ISBN
- 9780226804958
- Publisher
- Univ. of Chicago
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Reviewed on October 1, 2021 | Opera On The Page
In this fascinating study Polzonetti (music, Univ. of California, Davis; Italian Opera in the Age of the American Revolution) argues, "In opera, as in real-life society, food not only is fuel or nurture but has meanings and purposes that make it a defining component of human identities and cultures." The book starts by looking at opera's origins and its place in social life, particularly focusing on "what audience...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
