This is the first book for a century to explore the development of
French opera with spoken dialogue from its beginnings. Musical
comedy in this form came in different styles and formed a distinct
genre of opera, whose history has been obscured by neglect. Its
songs were performed in private homes, where operas themselves were
also given. The subject-matter was far wider in scope than is
normally thought, with news stories and political themes finding
their way onto the popular stage. In this book, David Charlton
describes the comedic and musical nature of eighteenth-century
popular French opera, considering topics such as Gherardi's
theatre, Fair Theatre and the 'musico-dramatic art' created in the
mid-eighteenth century. Performance practices, singers, audience
experiences and theatre staging are included, as well as a
pioneering account of the formation of a core of 'canonical'
popular works.
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