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Autore |
Buch David J. |
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Titolo |
Magic Flutes and Enchanted Forests : The Supernatural in Eighteenth-Century Musical Theater / / David J. Buch |
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Chicago : , : University of Chicago Press, , [2009] |
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©2008 |
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1-282-23943-0 |
9786612239434 |
0-226-07811-6 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (483 p.) |
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Soggetti |
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Musical theater - Europe - History - 18th century |
Musical theater |
Zauberflöte |
Musical theater - History - 18th century - Europe |
Supernatural in musical theater |
Music and magic |
Music History & Criticism, Vocal |
Music |
Music, Dance, Drama & Film |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Frontmatter -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Preface -- Abbreviations -- INTRODUCTION. Precedents & Sources of Magic & the "Marvelous" -- 1. L'Académie Royale de Musique -- 2. Opéra-comique -- 3. Italian Serious Genres -- 4. Italian Comic Genres -- 5. German Musical Theater -- 6. The Supernatural in the Operas of Mozart -- POSTSCRIPT. The Significance & Influence of Supernatural Topics -- APPENDIX A. Chronological List of Operas, Ballets, Comédies, Féeries, Pantomimes & Other Plays with Magic & Supernatural Content, 1699-1791 -- APPENDIX B. Selected Italian Circe, Medea & Orpheus Operas, 1700-1791 -- APPENDIX C. Operas Based on Ariosto & Tasso, 1700-1791 -- |
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APPENDIX D. Some Eighteenth-Century Italian Don Juan Settings -- APPENDIX E. Chronological List of German Theatrical Works with Magic & Supernatural Content, 1728-92 -- Bibliography -- Index |
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Drawing on hundreds of operas, singspiels, ballets, and plays with supernatural themes, Magic Flutes and Enchanted Forests argues that the tension between fantasy and Enlightenment-era rationality shaped some of the most important works of eighteenth-century musical theatre and profoundly influenced how audiences and critics responded to them. David J. Buch reveals that despite-and even because of-their fundamental irrationality, fantastic and exotic themes acquired extraordinary force and popularity during the period, pervading theatrical works with music in the French, German, and Italian. |
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