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HumanitiesMusic EducationMusicologyHistorical MusicologyMusic SociologyVocal PerformanceMusic AudiencesMusic Industry StudiesMusic Performance HistoryOpera HistoryOpera PerformancePerformance Practice HistoryLiving TraditionOpera Audience HistoryOpera PatronageOpera Performance HistoryOpera Reception HistoryOpera SociologyOrganizational CareersWomen In Opera
List of illustrations Preface List of abbreviations Introduction: a living tradition 1. Musicians attending 2. Castrati 3. Women 4. The coming of a market 5. Training 6. Pay 7. Careers 8. The age of the tenor 9. The coming of mass society Notes Note on further reading Index.