| The Urbanization of Opera: Music Theater in Paris in the Nineteenth Century Contributor(s): Gerhard, Anselm (Author), Whittall, Mary (Translator) |
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ISBN: 0226288579 ISBN-13: 9780226288574 Publisher: University of Chicago Press OUR PRICE: $98.01 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: August 1998 Annotation: Anselm Gerhard explores the origins of "grand opera, arguing that its aesthetic innovations (both musical and theatrical) reflected not bourgeois tastes, but changes in daily life and psychological outlook produced by the rapid urbanization of Paris. These larger urban and social concerns--crucial to our understanding of nineteenth-century opera--are brought to bear in fascinating discussions of eight operas composed by Rossini, Auber, Meyerbeer, Verdi, and Louise Bertin." ""An invaluable look at this fascinating genre."--George W. Loomis, Opera News" |
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| BISAC Categories: - Music | Genres & Styles - Opera - History | Europe - General |
| Dewey: 782.109 |
| LCCN: 97046199 |
| Physical Information: 1.48" H x 6.41" W x 9.26" (1.88 lbs) 526 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 19th Century - Cultural Region - French - Demographic Orientation - Urban |
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| Publisher Description: Anselm Gerhard explores the origins of grand op ra, arguing that its aesthetic innovations (both musical and theatrical) reflected not bourgeois tastes, but changes in daily life and psychological outlook produced by the rapid urbanization of Paris. These larger urban and social concerns--crucial to our understanding of nineteenth-century opera--are brought to bear in fascinating discussions of eight operas composed by Rossini, Auber, Meyerbeer, Verdi, and Louise Bertin. An invaluable look at this fascinating genre.--George W. Loomis, Opera News |