Gr Try and the Growth of Op Ra-Comique

by David Charlton

Book Overview

Originally published in 1986, this book is a major study in English on Gr try and op ra-comique. Op ra-comique is the operatic genre that lies behind The Magic Flute and Fidelio. David Charlton's important study examines the genre in the period before the French Revolution, considering the literary sources, performance conditions, contemporary aesthetic criteria and statistics which reveal the popularity of such works at that time. Dr Charlton takes...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521158818
• ISBN13: 9780521158817
• Release Date: July 2011
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 384 Pages
• Weight: 1.24 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"