Opera in Paris, 1800-1850 : a lively history / by Patrick Barbier ; translated by Robert Luoma
1995, First Edition. Portland, Or. : Amadeus Press. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dust-wrapper. Particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Item #437990
ISBN: 0931340837
Physical description; vii, 243 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. Notes; Includes bibliographical references (pages 225-234) and index. Translation of: Vie quotidienne à l'Opera au temps de Rossini et de Balzac, Paris, 1800-1850. Contents; Introduction -- Rulers and music. The emperor's tastes and shortcomings ; Laws regulating the theaters ; Napoleon and the opéra ; Between Saint Cecilia and Saint Goulifar ; The pleasures of love ; A castrato at the court theater ; The court theater after the Empire -- Managing the opera and the opéra-comique. The venues of the opéra ; Personnel and financing ; The chorus, dancers, and musicians of the opéra ; Scenery and stage machinery ; Producing an opera ; The opéra-comique -- Major and minor periods of the opéra. Pasticcio operas ; Spontini honors the empire ; Auber and Rossini to the aid of the restoration ; Meyerbeer and the post-1830 period ; Berlioz, or the unloved ; The fashion for parodies ; Opera as propaganda -- Opera audiences. Society and customs ; Fads and traditions of the opera-going public ; A Parisian's musical week ; An evening at the opéra ; Auguste Levasseur, professional claqueur ; The opéra balls -- Artistic life. Musical studies in Paris ; "Barking" style ; Five great figures in French singing ; The birth of the diva ; A day in the life of la Malibran ; The singers' social and professional lives ; Profession: composer ; The Boulevard des Italiens -- Life at the Théâtre-Italien. A lively history ; The company and its personnel ; The repertoire and stage direction ; Parisians for and against Rossini ; Characteristics and customs of Theatre-Italien audiences ; The dilettanti ; Bel canto in the 1830 salon -- The press and opera. A half-century of evolution ; The music press ; Cliques and rivalries ; Content of the articles ; Journalistic weaknesses ; Style and humor. Subjects; Opéra de Paris. 1800-1899. Opera France Paris 19th century. Opera. Opera - France - 19th century. Opera - History - France - Paris. Opera France Paris 19th century.
Price: €18.00