The urbanization of opera : music theater in Paris in the nineteenth century / by Anselm Gerhard ; t...
The urbanization of opera : music theater in Paris in the nineteenth century / by Anselm Gerhard ; t...
The urbanization of opera : music theater in Paris in the nineteenth century / by Anselm Gerhard ; translated by Mary Whittall.
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Chicago : University of Chicago Press, c1998.
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N782.1094436/6
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xxi, 503 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
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Ch. 1. Realities of a Metropolis -- Ch. 2. Victor-Joseph Etienne de Jouy, a Hermit in the City -- Ch. 3. Rossini and the Revolution -- Ch. 4. Eugene Scribe, an Apolitical Man of Letters -- Ch. 5. Meyerbeer and the Happy Medium -- Ch. 6. Victor Hugo, the Illustrious Poet as Librettist -- Ch. 7. Meyer...
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Chicago : University of Chicago Press, c1998.
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Illinois
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c1998.
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Why do so many operas end in suicide, murder, and death? Why do many characters in large-scale operas exhibit neurotic behaviors worthy of psychoanalysis? Why are the legendary grands operas - much celebrated in their time - so seldom performed today?
Anselm Gerhard argues that such questions can only be answered by recognizing that daily life in rapidly urbanized mid-nineteenth-century Paris introduced not just new socioeconomic and political forces, but also new modes of perception and expectations of art. Attempting to respond to changes in urban life and psychological outlook, librettists an...
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The urbanization of opera : music theater in Paris in the nineteenth century / by Anselm Gerhard ; translated by Mary Whittall.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 457-491) and index.
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c1998.
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0226288587
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9780226288581
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782.1094436109034
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