A team of scholars and writers examines important Romantic operas and traces the origins and development of a style created during an increasingly technical age. The volume analyzes grand operas by Rossini, Auber, Meyerbeer and Halévy and discusses grand opera in Russia and Germany, and the Czechoslovakian territories, Italy, Britain and the Americas. The volume includes an essay by the renowned opera director David Pountney.
Editorial Reviews
Review
“[A] valuable addition to the ‘Cambridge Companions to Music’ series…. Highly recommended.” Choice
“This book is essential for those interested in nineteenth -century opera – as well as the culture of the period – and those interested in this music should not miss it.” Opera Today.com
“Provides unique insights…” –Opera Journal
Book Description
A fascinating and accessible exploration of the world of grand opera, first published in 2003.
About the Author
David Charlton is Professor of Music History at Royal Holloway, University of London. He is the author of Grétry and the Growth of Opéra-Comique (Cambridge, 1986), E. T. A. Hoffman’s Musical Writings: Kreisleriana; The Poet and the Composer; Music Criticism (Cambridge, 1989) and most recently, French Opera 1730–1830 (2000).
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