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GRETRY AND THE GROWTH OF OPERA-COMIQUE
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| By: |
David Charlton |
| Format: |
Paperback |
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£46.00 |
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£40.25 |
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| ISBN 10: |
0521158818 |
| ISBN 13: |
9780521158817 |
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| Publisher: |
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS |
| Pub. date: |
9 December, 2010 |
| Pages: |
384 |
| Description: |
First published in 1986, this major study in English explores Gretry and opera-comique between 1768 and 1791. |
| Synopsis: |
Originally published in 1986, this book is a major study in English on Gretry and opera-comique. Opera-comique is the operatic genre that lies behind The Magic Flute and Fidelio. David Charlton's important study examines the genre in the period before the French Revolution, considering the literary sources, performance conditions, contemporary aesthetic criteria and statistics which reveal the popularity of such works at that time. Dr Charlton takes Gretry, composer of some thirty-four operas-comiques, and a fascinating personality of his day, as the central figure of his study, drawing on Gretry's extensive Memoires and other writing, not available in English translation, for the biographical sections. Twenty-four of Gretry's operas-comiques are given a chapter each, with plot summary, critical discussion, summary of different versions and history of performance in Paris. The book can thus be used as a reference tool or read as a comprehensive survey of opera-comique between 1768 and 1791. |
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UK |
| Imprint: |
Cambridge University Press |
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