French Grand Opera. an Art and a Business / / William L. Crosten.
A comprehensive study of both the artistic and business aspects of the French grand opera of the 19th century.
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| Superior document: | Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Columbia University Press eBook-Package Archive 1898-1999 |
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| Place / Publishing House: | New York, NY : : Columbia University Press, , [1948] ©1948 |
| Year of Publication: | 1948 |
| Language: | English |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (162 p.) |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Preface
- Table of Contents
- I. Grand Opera: A Union of Art and Business
- II. The Administration of the Opera
- III. Veron, the Director
- IV. The Personnel of the Opera. Auguste and the Claque
- V. The Mise en Scene
- VI. Scribe, the Librettist
- VII. The Libretto. Subject Matter. Characters and Action
- VIII. Meyerbeer and the Opera. The Music of Grand Opera
- IX. Epilogue
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index