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The Urbanization of Opera
Anselm Gerhard
其他書名
Music Theater in Paris in the Nineteenth Century
出版
University of Chicago Press
, 1997
主題
History / Europe / General
Music / General
Music / History & Criticism
Music / Genres & Styles / Opera
ISBN
0226288587
9780226288581
URL
http://books.google.com.hk/books?id=7TynvvgmjHQC&hl=&source=gbs_api
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註釋
Anselm Gerhard argues that such questions can only be answered by recognizing that daily life in rapidly urbanized mid-nineteenth-century Paris introduced not just new socioeconomic and political forces, but also new modes of perception and expectations of art. Attempting to respond to changes in urban life and psychological outlook, librettists and composers of grand opera developed new forms and conventions, as well as new staging and performance practices - for instance, the tableau, in which the chorus typically plays the role of a destructive mob. 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. This unique look at nineteenth-century European culture through the opera glass will appeal to both opera fans and scholars.