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Synopsis
A detailed documentary history of opera in Portugal from the beginning of the eighteenth century to the inauguration of the still existing Teatro de S. Carlos in 1793.
Table of Contents
List of illustrations; Preface; Abbreviations; Note on currency; 1. Opera during the reign of Joáo V (1708-50); 2. Court opera during the reign of José I (1750-77); 3. Court opera and music in the reign of Maria I (1777-92); 4. Commercial opera 1760-93; Chronology; Appendix: original texts of documents; Notes; Bibliography; Index.