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https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/127413| Title: | Fielding and the Castrati |
| Authors: | Trainer, Charles |
| Keywords: | Fielding, Henry, 1707-1754 Castrati Orpheus (Greek mythological character) Eurydice (Greek mythological character) |
| Issue Date: | 2008 |
| Publisher: | University of Malta. Institute of Anglo-Italian Studies |
| Citation: | Trainer, C. (2008). Fielding and the Castrati. Journal of Anglo-Italian Studies, 9, 33-43. |
| Abstract: | In his play Eurydice, Henry Fielding depicts Orpheus traveling to Hades to reclaim his dead wife. There, in an attempt to achieve his goal, the legendary Greek musician sings for the god of the underworld, who instantly melts into "Raptures", cries out "O caro caro", and surrenders with the words, "I am conquered; by Styx, you shall have her back. Take my Wife too, take everything; another Song, and take my Crown." In Fielding's retelling of the tale, his Orpheus is an Italian castrato. In some ways that is not surprising. During the years in which he was writing for the stage, Italian opera had taken London by storm, with rival companies locked in a bidding war for its most popular performers, the castrati |
| URI: | https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/127413 |
| ISSN: | 15602168 |
| Appears in Collections: | Journal of Anglo-Italian Studies, vol. 09 |
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