Gr Try and the Growth of Op Ra-Comique
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Originally published in 1986, this book is a major study in English on Gr try and op ra-comique. Op ra-comique is the operatic genre that lies behind The Magic Flute and Fidelio. David Charlton's important study examines the genre in the period before the French Revolution, considering the literary sources, performance conditions, contemporary aesthetic criteria and statistics which reveal the popularity of such works at that time. Dr Charlton takes Gr try, composer of some thirty-four op ras-comiques, and a fascinating personality of his day, as the central figure of his study, drawing on Gr try's extensive M moires and other writing, not available in English translation, for the biographical sections. Twenty-four of Gr try's op ras-comiques are given a chapter each, with plot summary, critical discussion, summary of different versions and history of performance in Paris. The book can thus be used as a reference tool or read as a comprehensive survey of op ra-comique between 1768 and 1791.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0521158818
ISBN13:9780521158817
Release Date:July 2011
Publisher:Cambridge University Press
Length:384 Pages
Weight:1.24 lbs.
Dimensions:0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"
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