A narrative of music history, drawing on all archival documents and illustrat-
ing them. Index of names and libraries.Lucca
- Biagi Ravenni, Gabriela. Diva panthera: Musica e musicisti al servizio dello
stato lucchese.Lucca: Accademia Lucchese di Scienze, Lettere, ed Arti, 1993.
215p. ML290.8 .L93 B5.
Not seen. Described in Duckles4.319 as a music history with bibliography
and indexes. The Teatro Pantera gave its name to the title of the book. - Paoli Catelani, Bice. Il teatro comunale del “Giglio” di Lucca.Pescia: Artidoro
Benedetti, 1941. 111p. ML1733.8 .L8 P4.
A history of opera in the city and a description of the theater. Chronology for
1819–1936 with names of principal singers; list of operas according to number
of performances (Il barbiere di Sivigliawas first, Traviatasecond). - Diquinzio, Mary Elizabeth. “Opera in the Duchy of Lucca, 1817–1847.”
Ph.D. diss., Catholic U., 1997. 210p.
Mantua (Mantova)
- Amadei, Giuseppe. I centocinquant’anni del Sociale nella storia dei teatri di
Mantova. Mantua: C.I.T.E.M., 1973. viii, 662p. ML1733.8 .M22 T42.
The Sociale, which opened in 1822, was one of the two important houses of
Mantua, the other being the Andreani (1862). Chronologies for both theaters
and of others in the city are given by genre, with a historical narrative, com-
poser list of works performed, and 79 illustrations. Bibliography of about 75
items, name index. - Fenlon, Iain. Music and Patronage in Sixteenth-Century Mantua. New York:
Cambridge U.P., 1980. 2v. ISBN 0-521-22905-7. ML290.8 .M2 F4.
A documented history of the period, centered on the Gonzaga family and its
control of cultural life. The second volume is a collection of music by Mantuan
composers, including Monteverdi. Bibliography and name index. - Fenlon, Iain. “Music and Spectacle at the Gonzaga Court, c. 1580–1600.”
PRMA103 (1976–1977): 90–105.
A chronology of theatrical presentations, with comments that bring out the
influences of Ferrara and Florence on the theater of Mantua. - Parisi, Susan Helen. “Ducal Patronage of Music in Mantua 1587–1627: An
Archival Study.” Ph.D. diss., U. of Illinois, 1989. xxii, 782p.
Messina
- Uccello, Leobaldo. Lo spettacolo nei secoli a Messina.Palermo: Publisicula,
- 564p.
Not seen. Kaufmandescribes it as “stunning” if not always reliable; it gives
chronologies for all houses.
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