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Record Nr.

UNINA9910779238803321

Autore

Giroud Vincent

Titolo

French opera [[electronic resource] ] : a short history / / Vincent Giroud

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New Haven [Conn.], : Yale University Press, c2010

ISBN

0-300-16821-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource : illustrations

Disciplina

782.10944

Soggetti

Opera - France

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [340]-346) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Frontmatter -- CONTENTS -- ILLUSTRATIONS -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- INTRODUCTION -- CHAPTER 1: FROM THE ORIGINS TO LULLY -- CHAPTER 2: FROM LULLY TO RAMEAU -- CHAPTER 3: THE AGE OF RAMEAU -- CHAPTER 4: GLUCK TO REVOLUTION -- CHAPTER 5: REVOLUTION TO ROMANTICISM -- CHAPTER 6: THE AGE OF GRAND OPÉRA -- CHAPTER 7: FRENCH OPERA UNDER THE SECOND EMPIRE -- CHAPTER 8: FROM CARMEN TO PELLÉAS -- CHAPTER 9: FROM THE BELLE ÉPOQUE TO THE ANNÉES FOLLES -- CHAPTER 10: CRISIS AND RENEWAL -- NOTES -- BIBLIOGRAPHY -- INDEX

Sommario/riassunto

French opera is second only to Italian opera in the length, breadth, and diversity of its history. Yet most people, if asked to come up with titles, could mention only a handful of titles-Carmen, Faust, Pelleas et Melisande, Samson et Dalila-a small list for an operatic tradition that began in the seventeenth century and is still very much alive. This book provides a full, single-volume account of opera in France from its origins to the present day.Vincent Giroud looks at the leading composers, from Lully to Messiaen and beyond; at the development of French operatic form and style; at performance, performers, and audience; and at the impact of French opera beyond France's borders. Lovers of opera will find this an ideal companion to their appreciation of the form.