Friday, January 27, 2012

"Si ridesti il leon" -- censorship avoided via symbol

Speranza

The Art of Music: A narrative history of music
books.google.com
Daniel Gregory Mason - 1915 - Snippet view

In spite of careful censorship, "Ernani" still
furnished an opportunity for patriotic
demonstrations on the part of the Venetians, who read a
political significance into the chorus,
"Si ridesti il Leon di Castiglia."

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