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

• Autore: Giroud Vincent
• Pubblicazione: New Haven [Conn.], : Yale University Press, c2010
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource : illustrations
• Disciplina: 782.10944
• Soggetto topico: Opera - France
• 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.
• Titolo autorizzato: French opera
• ISBN: 0-300-16821-7
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910779238803321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II