Topics in History of Opera in the 18th C entury

FAIN: FR-*0596-77

University of Virginia (Charlottesville, VA 22903-4833)
Milos M. Velimirovic (Project Director: February 1977 to October 1990)

Among the topics to be investigated in this study of the traditions and conventions of 18th century Italian opera are the relationship between libretto and music, the various types of recitative and aria, the basic genres "opera aria" and "opera buffa" and the problems of reconstructing scores for modern performances.