The Keys to French Opera in the Nineteenth Century

by Hervé Lacombe and Herv Lacombe

Book Overview

The "keys" provided by Herv? Lacombe in this richly informed book open the door to understanding the essence of nineteenth-century French lyric theater. Lacombe illuminates the diverse elements that constitute opera by focusing his investigation around three main categories: composition and production; words, music, and drama; and the interaction of society, genre, and aesthetics.

Lacombe chooses Bizet's Pearl Fishers (1863) as the...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0520217195
• ISBN13: 9780520217195
• Release Date: January 2001
• Publisher: University of California Press
• Length: 442 Pages
• Weight: 1.84 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.4" x 9.3"