Format:
xi, 239 Seiten
,
Illustrationen
ISBN:
9781107101234
Series Statement:
Cambridge Studies in Opera
Content:
The study of singers' art has emerged as a prominent area of inquiry within musicology in recent years. 'Female Singers on the French Stage, 1830-1848' shifts the focus from the artwork onstage to the labour that went on behind the scenes. Through extensive analysis of primary source documents, Kimberly White explores the profession of singing, operatic culture, and the representation of female performers on the French stage between 1830 and 1848, and reveals new perspectives on the social, economic, and cultural status of these women. The book attempts to reconstruct and clarify contemporary practices of the singer at work, including vocal training, debuts, rehearsals and performance schedules, touring, benefit concerts, and retirement, as well as the strategies utilized in publicity and image making. Dozens of case studies, many compiled from singers' correspondence and archival papers, shed light on the performers' successes and struggles at a time when Paris was the operatic centre of Europe
Note:
Kurzbiographien der im Buch erwähnten Sängerinnen: Seite 140-163. - Literaturverzeichnis: Seite 209-225
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Online-Ausgabe White, Kimberly, 1980 - Female singers on the French stage, 1830-1848 Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2018 ISBN 9781316181744
Language:
English
Subjects:
Musicology
Keywords:
Frankreich
;
Opera
;
Sängerin
;
Geschichte 1830-1848
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