French Grand Opera and the Historical Imagination
Sarah (Dr, University of Nottingham) Hibberd
Cambridge University Press, 2009
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During the years of the July Monarchy, French grand opera exploited the powerful combination of musical and visual effects to foreground political agendas. Taking five operas - by Auber, Meyerbeer, Halévy and Niedermeyer - this book reveals the central position that grand opera occupied during this period, bringing the past alive.
- ISBN-13
- 9780521885621
- ISBN-10
- 0521885620
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Year
- 2009
- Publication date
- 2009-04-30
- Pages
- 294
- Dimensions
- 256x182x20
- Weight
- 756