Review of Martha Feldman. 2007. Opera and Sovereignty: Transforming Myths in Eighteenth-Century Italy. Chicago and London: University of Chicago Press
Feldman’s most recent publication admirably demonstrates the thoroughness and insightfulness of her work.To her masterful study of opera seria she brings not only her own encyclopedic knowledge, laborious archival work, astute evaluation of disparate materials, and imaginative presentation, but also a critical appreciation of a vast array of rela