The Urbanization of Opera
Music Theater in Paris in the Nineteenth Century
Translated by Mary Whittall
526 pages, 23 halftones, 1 map 6 x 9
©
1998
Cloth $60.00
ISBN: 9780226288574
Published August 1998
Paper $30.00
ISBN: 9780226288581
Published June 2000
Anselm Gerhard explores the origins of grand opéra, arguing that its aesthetic innovations (both musical and theatrical) reflected not bourgeois tastes, but changes in daily life and psychological outlook produced by the rapid urbanization of Paris. These larger urban and social concerns—crucial to our understanding of nineteenth-century opera—are brought to bear in fascinating discussions of eight operas composed by Rossini, Auber, Meyerbeer, Verdi, and Louise Bertin.
"An invaluable look at this fascinating genre."—George W. Loomis, Opera News
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