A documented history with seasonal chronologies, giving casts; photos of per-
sons and advertising posters. Bibliography, comprehensive index of names and
titles.Florence (Firenze)
- Nagler, Alois Maria. Theatre Festivals of the Medici, 1539–1637. Trans.
George Hickenlooper. New Haven, Conn.: Yale U.P., 1964. xx, 190p. and 136
full-page illustrations. Reprint, New York: Da Capo, 1976. ISBN 0-3067-0779-9.
PN2679 .N18.
The festivals, mostly for weddings, were spoken plays with musical intermezzi
until 1608; then they became pure opera. Nagler gives elaborate descriptions
of all aspects of 16 presentations, keyed to the illustrations. Details of the
Uffizi Theater (1586). Name index. - Weaver, Robert Lamar, and Norma Wright Weaver. A Chronology of Music in
the Florentine Theater, 1590–1750. Detroit Studies in Music Bibliography, 38.
Detroit: Information Coordinators, 1978. 421p. ISBN 0-911772-83-9.
ML1733.8 .F6 W4.
A documented history with chronological lists of stage works performed; casts
are given, along with library locations of scores and libretti. Bibliography,
name and title index. Continued by the next entry: - Weaver, Robert Lamar, and Norma Wright Weaver. A Chronology of Music in
the Florentine Theater, 1751–1800: Operas, Prologues, Farces, Intermezzos,
Concerts, and Plays with Incidental Music. Detroit Studies in Music Bibliogra-
phy, 70. Warren, Mich.: Harmonie Park, 1993. xxxvii, 996p. ISBN 0-8999-
0064-X. ML113 .D44, no. 70.
Extends the preceding entry. - De Angelis, Marcello. La musica del Granduca: Vita musicale e correnti
critiche a Firenze, 1800–1855.Florence: Vallecchi, 1978. 225p. No ISBN.
ML290.8 .F6 D27.
A description of musical life, drawn from contemporary periodicals. - Morini, Ugo. La R. Accademia degli Immobili ed il suo teatro “La Pergola,”
1649–1925. Pisa: F. Simoncini, 1926. vi, 298p. ML1733.8 .F6 I7.
The Immobili produced opera as early as 1649 and built the great theater La
Pergola in 1656—it still stands. This is a narrative history, without tables or
lists, but it does cite works performed in each season. Chronologies for the
years 1913–1925 are given. No index. - Pinzauti, Leonardo. Il Maggio Musicale fiorentino dalla prima alla trentesima
edizione.Florence: Vallecchi, 1967. 501p. ML38 .F63 P66.
A narrative history and chronology of the music festival, giving casts, 1928– - With 109 plates, most in color. Name index.
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