Richard Somerset-Ward is a senior fellow of the Benton Foundation in Washington, D.C.
Introduction
p. ix
Caccini's Pupils
p. 3
Getting Away with Murder The Prima Donna Comes of Age
p. 19
Porpora's Pupils
p. 43
The Castrato Ascendancy
p. 63
Apres Gluck and the Time of Mozart
p. 93
Prime Donne Assolute
p. 119
The World's Showcase Paris 1800-1871
p. 161
Dramatic Singing The Verdian Soprano
p. 191
Heroic Singing The Wagnerian Soprano
p. 225
Marchesi's Pupils
p. 265
Notes
p. 293
Suggestions for Further Reading
p. 307
Index
p. 311
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