2013
DOI: 10.7202/1014523ar
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What News on the Rialto? Fundraising and Publicity for Operas in Seventeenth-Century Venice

Abstract: Commercial operas of seventeenth-century Venice, the earliest public operas, are generally described as rigorously literary from 1637-1660. Various tools, including sets, machines, and musical forms helped audiences from various classes and places understand this Venetian Carnevale entertainment. The goal—to create a commercial entertainment industry that reflected and highlighted the wonders of Venice—was identified early in the history of Venetian commercial opera. This paper seeks to define the extent to wh… Show more

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