Dedication

pp vii-viii

Contents

pp ix-x

List of Illustrations

pp xi-xiv

Preface and Acknowledgments

pp xv-xxii

Introduction

pp 1-10

Part One - Six Operas and the Havana Company, 1847–50

pp 11-12

1 - Nabucco

pp 13-29

2 - I Lombardi alla prima crociata

pp 30-48

3 - Ernani

pp 49-70

4 - I due Foscari

pp 71-90

5 - Attila

pp 91-112

6 - Macbeth

pp 113-142

Part Two - Four Operas, Three Resident Companies, 1850–60

pp 143-144

7 - The Country's Growth Stimulates Opera

pp 145-159

8 - I masnadieri

pp 160-177

9 - Jérusalem

pp 178-186

10 - Luisa Miller

pp 187-200

11 - Rigoletto

pp 201-218

Part Three - Seven Operas Premiered in the Late Twentieth Century

pp 219-220

12 - Opera on Tour and the Rise of Regional Companies

pp 221-236

13 - Oberto

pp 237-248

14 - Un giorno di regno

pp 249-260

15 - Giovanna d'Arco

pp 261-278

16 - Alzira

pp 279-293

17 - Il corsaro

pp 294-310

18 - La battaglia di Legnano

pp 311-325

19 - Stiffelio

pp 326-342

Conclusion

pp 343-346

Appendixes