| Made for the Stage: The Operas of Jean-Baptiste Lully Contributor(s): Banducci, Antonia L. (Author) |
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ISBN: 1472478363 ISBN-13: 9781472478368 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $108.85 Product Type: Hardcover Published: January 2026 This item may be ordered no more than 25 days prior to its publication date of January 5, 2026 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Music | Genres & Styles - Opera |
| Series: Ashgate Interdisciplinary Studies in Opera |
| Physical Information: 290 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: An unrecognized key to understanding the operas of Jean-Baptiste Lully-that Lully conceived his operas as theatrical vehicles with the stage, its multiple aspects, and his Acad mie Royale de Musique repertory troupe's performers in mind-provides the central tenet of the book Made for the Stage: The Operas of Jean-Baptiste Lully (1673-1686). Over five chapters, this perspective expands our current understanding of how his opera's librettos were constructed, the deployment of his musico-dramatic settings, his dramatic use of preludes and ritournelles, and spectacle's role in his works. This stage-centered focus reveals the ramifications of Lully's unmistakable creative and authoritative involvement in all aspects of his operas and thereby invites scholars, performers and students to consider his works anew. Banducci's well-developed, persuasive and original argument that Lully and his librettist structured their operas to suit the strengths and weaknesses of particular singers has far-reaching implications. |