French Opera at the Fin De Si�cle / Edition 1

by Steven Huebner

Overview

This is the first book-length study of the rich operatic repertory written and performed in France during the last two decades of the nineteenth century. Steven Huebner gives an accessible and colorful account of such operatic favorites as Manon and Werther by Massenet, Louise by Charpentier, and lesser-known gems such as Chabrier's Le Roi malgré lui and Chausson's Le Roi Arthus.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780195189544
Publisher:	Oxford University Press
Publication date:	02/02/2006
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	544
Product dimensions:	9.00(w) x 6.00(h) x 1.22(d)
Lexile:	1510L (what's this?)

About the Author

McGill University, Montreal

Editorial Reviews

"The variety of Huebner's findings and the sensitivity with which he addresses familiar argument in the light of new material make this book of great value to anyone interested in fin-de-siecle culture. It is so timely. Huebner makes a sensible case for his introduction, and more importantly, applies the basic methodological choice in the analytical framework with refreshing flexibility. Huebner demonstrates brilliantly the importance of the French negotiation of Wagner and the variety of solutions reached."—Journal of the American Musicological Society.

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