Caroline Wood, Graham Sadler

French Baroque Opera: A Reader (eBook, ePUB)

Revised Edition

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

From the outset, French opera generated a huge diversity of literature, familiarity with which greatly enhances our understanding of this unique art form. Yet very little of that literature is available in English, despite a recent upsurge of interest. Drawing on a wide range of sources, this book provides an often entertaining insight into Lully's Royal Academy of Music, and the colourful characters who surrounded it, to present an informative picture of the organization and evolution of French Baroque opera, its aims and aspirations, and its strengths and weaknesses. The translated passages are set in context, and readers are directed to further scholarly and critical writings in English.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 222
• Erscheinungstermin: 14. Juli 2017
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781317132752
• Artikelnr.: 48787251

Autorenporträt

Both authors are established scholars in the field of French Baroque music. Caroline Wood is a retired Senior Lecturer at the University of Hull, UK. Her publications include Music and Drama in the 'tragédie en musique', 1673-1715 (1996). Graham Sadler is Research Professor at Birmingham Conservatoire, UK, and author of The Rameau Compendium (2014). Both have contributed extensively to leading musicological journals and standard reference works.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface to the first edition
Preface to the revised edition
1 The Paris Opéra (1672-1770): management and mismanagement
2 The experience of opera-going
3 Dramatic and musical ingredients
4 Literary theory and aesthetics
5 Critical reaction and debate
6 Performances and personalities
Glossary
List of sources