With Eyes on the East and Ears on the West

Handel's Orientalist Operas

Datos Bibliográficos

ID3210671
AutoresEllen T Harris (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, autor de correspondencia)
Año2006
Volumen36
Número3
Páginas419-443
Fecha de publicación2006-01-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessNo
TipoARTICLE
RevistaThe Journal of Interdisciplinary History (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0022-1953 • E-ISSN: 1530-9169
EditorialMIT Press - Journals (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1162/002219506774929863
OpenAlexW2031017590
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas2
Referencias citadas14

After the formal establishment of an Austrian competitor to the English East India Company (eic) in 1722, the English drew on every resource available to force the Austrian company to close down-not only political pressure and extensive pamphleteering but also the arts. Of the fifteen operas presented by the Royal Academy of Music from 1724 to 1728, twelve, including seven by George Frideric Handel, featured settings in the Orient. Chosen by the directors of the Academy, who were also eic directors and investors, these Oriental settings kept the image of the East in front of aristocratic audiences, including important Members of Parliament, who had the power to assist the East India effort

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