Opera in Paris, 1800-1850: A Lively History (Amadeus) - Hardcover

Barbier, Patrick

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0931340837 ISBN 13: 9780931340833

Publisher: Amadeus, 1995

Synopsis

This book explores every facet pf Parisian musical life in the glorious first half of the 19th century. Among the composers who chose Paris as a second home were Rossini, Meyerbeer, Bellini, Donizetti, Liszt, and Chopin. HARDCOVER.

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A dazzling artistic climate reigned in Paris in the first half of the 19th century. Musically, the city was the capital of the world, attracting composers and singers of many nationalities to the great stages of the Opera and the Theatre-Italien. Among the composers who chose Paris as a second home were Rossini, Meyerbeer, Bellini, Donizetti, Liszt, and Chopin. This book explores every facet of Parisian musical life in those glorious days, from tragedie lyrique to opera seria, from the high drama of grand opera to the uproarious parodies of vaudeville. In the process we meet such luminaries as Rossini and Berlioz, the castrato Crescentini, and the diva Maria Malibran.

Synopsis:

Barbier (history of music, Western Catholic U. of Angers, France) explores facets of Parisian musical life both on and off stage during the first half of the 19th century. He discusses the operatic tradition from grand opera to the parodies of vaudeville, describes the society and customs of opera audiences, details artistic life, and analyzes the

About this edition

• Publisher: Amadeus
• Publication date: 1995
• ISBN 10: 0931340837
• ISBN 13: 9780931340833
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 252