Evenings out: female spectators of opera and theatre in late nineteenth-century Italy

Katharine Mitchell

Evenings out: female spectators of opera and theatre in late nineteenth-century Italy

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Abstract

The chapter argues that the modes of listening to, and watching, female artists performing live from the 1830s onwards prompted an unprecedented engagement on behalf of female spectators - to the extent that it opened up new ways for them of feeling and thinking about their sexual, social, and economic selves in late 19th century Italy following the rise of female literacy and better access to education.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	The Formation of a National Audience
Subtitle of host publication	Readers and Spectators in Italy, 1750-1890
Editors	Jennifer Burns, Gabriella Romani
Place of Publication	Vancouver, BC, Canada
Publication status	Published - 4 Jun 2017

Keywords

spectatorship
nineteenth century
readers

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