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Staging Venice

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 May 2004

REBECCA HARRIS-WARRICK
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Abstract

Starting in 1697 a series of operatic works set in Venice during Carnival season appeared on the stage of the Paris Opéra, a phenomenon that marked a major shift in repertoire from a period that had been dominated by the Lullian tragédie en musique. This article investigates the implications of the sudden French fascination with things Venetian and explores the multiple agendas Venice served within the world of French opera.

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Regular Articles
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Cambridge Opera Journal , Volume 15 , Issue 3 , November 2003 , pp. 297 - 316
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© 2003 Cambridge University Press

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Footnotes

A shorter version of this article was presented at the annual conference of the Society for Seventeenth-Century Music, Princeton University, April 2002. I would like to thank the Institut de Recherche sur le Patrimoine Musical en France ( Paris, France) for sending me copies of the articles concerning musical life in Venice that were published in the Mercure galant.