Publication

2009 - Palgrave Macmillan, New York, New York (State)

Language

English

Word Count

61,500 words, Guess

Page Count

246 pages

Identifiers

and 3 more

Classifications

  • DDC959.704/345
  • LCCVA65.K5 F74 2009
  • LCCVA65.K5F74 2009

Description

Luckett explores the background and composition of Messiah--the often stormy relations between Handel and his librettist, the colorful lives and personalities of the original soloists, and the circumstances of the first performance in Dublin, 1742. Paintings, engravings, caricatures, and fascimiles.

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