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The Urbanization of Opera - Music Theater in Paris in the Nineteenth Century (Hardcover) Loot Price: R2,799
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The Urbanization of Opera - Music Theater in Paris in the Nineteenth Century (Hardcover): Anselm Gerhard

The Urbanization of Opera - Music Theater in Paris in the Nineteenth Century (Hardcover)

Anselm Gerhard; Translated by Mary Whittall

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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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Imprint: University of Chicago Press
Country of origin: United States
Release date: August 1998
First published: August 1998
Authors: Anselm Gerhard
Translators: Mary Whittall
Dimensions: 229 x 152 x 38mm (L x W x T)
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 488
ISBN-13: 978-0-226-28857-4
Categories: Books > Arts & Architecture > Performing arts > Theatre, drama > Opera
Books > Arts & Architecture > Performing arts > Theatre, drama > Musical theatre
Books > Arts & Architecture > Music > Western music, periods & styles > Classical music (c 1750 to c 1830)
Books > Arts & Architecture > Music > Western music, periods & styles > Romantic music (c 1830 to c 1900)
Books > Music > Western music, periods & styles > Classical music (c 1750 to c 1830)
Books > Music > Western music, periods & styles > Romantic music (c 1830 to c 1900)
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LSN: 0-226-28857-9
Barcode: 9780226288574

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