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    612-822-4611

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Kitty Clive, or the Fair Songster

Kitty Clive, or the Fair Songster

Joncus, Berta

Hardcover

Classical MusicBritish HistoryTheater History

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ISBN10: 1783273461
ISBN13: 9781783273461
Publisher: Boydell Press
Published: Jun 21 2019
Pages: 542
Weight: 2.40
Height: 1.50 Width: 6.30 Depth: 9.30
Language: English
Kitty Clive (1711-1785) was a top London stage star. She dominated spoken as well as musical comedy. From the 1740s onwards, her reputation suffered a sharp decline. For anyone curious about star production in eighteenth-century Britain, her story is not to be missed.

Honourable Mention, 2020 RMA/CUP Monograph Prize

Kitty Clive (1711-1785) was a top London stage star. Singing powered her ascent and, for twenty years, was foundational to her success as she came to dominate spoken as well as musical comedy. Her protean powers transfixed audiences, whether in low-style productions or in works by masters like Purcell, Shakespeare, and Dryden. Celebrities such as Handel and Henry Fielding wrote vehicles for her.

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