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MATTEO NORIS'S ATTILA (1672) AND THE REPRESENTATION OF LATE ANTIQUITY ON THE SEVENTEENTH CENTURY STAGE.

As one of the first operas written on a Late Antique subject for a Venetian theatre, Matteo Noris's Attila (1672) provides a unique case study on the dynamics of the reception of post-Classical history. In this paper, I examine what materials the librettist had access to, how particularly one work o...

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Published in:Akroterion Vol. 69; pp. 65 - 82
Main Author: Boshoff, Lynton
Format: Article
Published: Akroterion 2024
Subjects:
Seventeenth century
Allegory
Symbolism
Narratives
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        Carlo Sigonio
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        political allegory
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