Dolci inganni, soavi catene is a collection of the most significant essays on Rossini written by Bruno Cagli between 1971 and 2012,
starting from his youth, when he worked for a short time as music critic for "Paese sera", to his maturity.
The essays explore the ‘Rossini phenomenon' - following the changes in public taste and the new directions
taken by cultural debate in Italy - and dwell on the predominance of the Rossini buffo over the Rossini serio seen in the
programming of most musical institutions.
Together with Philip Gossett (1941-2017) and Alberto Zedda (1928-2017), Bruno Cagli
was a pioneer of the Rossini renaissance, culminating in the 1992 writings dedicated to the celebrations of the bicentenary of
the composer's birth, which are included in the first part of the book.
The second part witnesses instead his restless activity
as program notes writer, with a rich collection of short essays for the main Italian theaters.
His style consists of a friendly and didactic tone - a distinctive feature found in his articles, musicological essays and lectures -
in fact concealing acute dramaturgical intuitions and lucid historical analyses, namely a learned but also very comprehensible narration, and, above all, a very enjoyable reading.
General information:
By: Bruno Cagli
Title: Dolci inganni, soavi catene
Edition: Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia
Year: 2021
Price: 45.00 euro
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email: editoria@santacecilia.it
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