French opera at the fin de siècle : Wagnerism, nationalism, and style /

The author studies the rich operatic repertory written and performed in France during the last two decades of the nineteenth century, including such operatic favourites as Massenet's 'Manon' and 'Werther', 'Louise' by Charpentier, and lesser-known gems such as Chab...

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Main Author: Huebner, Steven (Author)
Corporate Author: Oxford University Press
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 1999.
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Summary:The author studies the rich operatic repertory written and performed in France during the last two decades of the nineteenth century, including such operatic favourites as Massenet's 'Manon' and 'Werther', 'Louise' by Charpentier, and lesser-known gems such as Chabrier's 'Le Roi malgré lui' and Chausson's 'Le roi Arthus'.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xvii, 526 pages) : illustrations, music
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 506-514) and index.