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The Urbanization of Opera: Music Theater in Paris in the Nineteenth Century

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The Urbanization of Opera: Music Theater in Paris in the Nineteenth Century - Gerhard, Anselm, and Whittall, Mary (Translated by)
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Anselm Gerhard explores the origins of grand op???ra, 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." ...

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The Urbanization of Opera: Music Theater in Paris in the Nineteenth Century 2000, University of Chicago Press, Chicago, IL

ISBN-13: 9780226288581

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The Urbanization of Opera: Music Theater in Paris in the Nineteenth Century 1998, University of Chicago Press, Chicago, IL

ISBN-13: 9780226288574

Hardcover