Description While European powers were at war with the Ottoman Empire for much of the eighteenth century, European opera houses were staging operas featuring Singing sultans and pashas surrounded by their musical courts and harems.
This book explores how these representations of the M.
And these are only the best known of a vast repertory.
Rossini created a series of works, including The Italian Girl in Algiers .
Mozart wrote The Abduction from the Seraglio .
Description While European powers were at war with the Ottoman Empire for much of the eighteenth century, European opera houses were staging operas featuring Singing sultans and pashas surrounded by their musical courts and harems