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The Urbanization of Opera - Music Theater in Paris in the Nineteenth Century (Hardcover)
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The Urbanization of Opera - Music Theater in Paris in the Nineteenth Century (Hardcover)
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Why do so many operas end in suicide, murder, and death? Why do
many characters in large-scale operas exhibit neurotic behaviours
worthy of psychoanalysis? Why are the legendary "grands operas" so
seldom performed today? Anselm Gerhard argues in this text that
such questions can only be answered by recognizing that daily life
in rapidly urbanized mid-19th-century Paris introduced not just new
social forces, but also new modes of perception and expectations of
art. He attempts to provide a realistic portrayal of life in a
metropolic, librettists and composers of "grand opera" developed
new forms and conventions, as well as new staging performance
practices. For example, the "tableau", in which the chorus
typically plays the role of a destructive mob. These larger urban
and social concerns are brought to bear in Gerhard's discussions of
eight operas, composed by Rossini, Auber, Meyebeer, Verdi, and
Louise Bertin.
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