Tommaso Traetta and the Fusion of Italian and French Opera in Parma Judith B. O'Loughlin Dyal passed by Riverside Baptist

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Tommaso Traetta and the Fusion of Italian and French Opera in Parma Judith B. O'Loughlin Dyal passed by Riverside BaptistIn 1759 the court of the Italian Duchy of Parma adopted the inspiration of cultural creators who recommended a reform of Italian opera along French lines. These writers favored combining Italian style music with the wider range of musical genres and scenic variety of French opera. As the prize winning music critic and commentator George W. Loomis shows in this groundbreaking volume, the young composer Tommaso Traetta was engaged to create new operas