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<td>Portrait of a castrato : politics, patronage, and music in the life of Atto Melani / Roger Freitas.</td>
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<td>Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, c2009.</td>
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<td>xx, 431 p. : ill., plates ; 26 cm.</td>
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<td>Creating a castrato -- The politics of patronage: 1638-1653 -- In pursuit of prestige: 1653-1655 -- The sexuality of the castrato -- Disgrace and transformation: 1656-1671 -- Atto Melani and the cantata -- Completing the portrait: 1671-1714.</td>
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<td>Includes bibliographical references (p. [390]-417) and index.</td>
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