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French Opera: A Short History

By Vincent Giroud

Book information

Publisher
Yale University Press
Year
2010
ISBN
0300117655, 9780300117653
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
4 MB (4010836 bytes)
Pages
352\377
Time added
2016-07-01 07:33:07
History & Criticism;Music;Arts & Photography;Opera

Description

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.

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