Music and the benefit performance in eighteenth-century Britain:

"Although specific financial details about theatrical benefits early in the period are limited, there is sufficient evidence to sketch a broad outline, which should ground investigation into later expansions and refinements of the practice as it morphed from a theatrical innovation into a broad...

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Other Authors: Gardner, Matthew 1981- (Editor), DeSimone, Alison Clark 1985- (Editor)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Cambridge ; New York ; Port Melbourne ; New Delhi ; Singapore Cambridge University Press 2020
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Summary:"Although specific financial details about theatrical benefits early in the period are limited, there is sufficient evidence to sketch a broad outline, which should ground investigation into later expansions and refinements of the practice as it morphed from a theatrical innovation into a broader performance tradition as the decades passed. Benefit ticket prices varied over time and depended on the type of performance. Dramatic opera and Italian operas typically had the highest ticket prices. Broadly speaking, a guinea a ticket was considered a top price for an evening's entertainment, while the regular charge of 4s for a box seat at a spoken play remained remarkably stable during the first half of the eighteenth century"--
Physical Description:xvi, 286 Seiten Illustrationen
ISBN:9781108492935

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