Scoring the ballo fantastico: supernatural characters and their music in Italy’s ballets during the Risorgimento

Ballets with the designation fantastico first appeared in Italy’s theaters during the Risorgimento period. Ultramontane romanticism and fantastic topics were a minority within a diverse repertoire, reflecting the Italian revolution for independence. While some of these ballets were imports (often gr...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Matilda Ann Butkas Ertz
Format: Article
Language:Italian
Published: University of Bologna 2016-12-01
Series:Danza e Ricerca
Online Access:https://danzaericerca.unibo.it/article/view/6628