Carl Maria von Weber and the search for a German opera /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Meyer, Stephen C., 1963-
Corporate Author: NetLibrary, Inc
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Bloomington : Indiana University Press, [2003]
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction : Inventing German opera
  • The native and the foreign : models for the German opera
  • Der Freischütz and the character of the nation
  • Euryanthe : reconfiguration and transformation
  • Epilogue : Institutions, aesthetics, and genre after Weber's death
  • Appendices. Synopsis of Das unterbrochene Opferfest ; Comparative table : versions of Das unterbrochene Opferfest ; Synopsis of Méhul's Joseph ; Comparative table : revisions to the final chorus of Joseph ; Synopsis of Euryanthe.