Format:
1 online resource (xv, 432 pages)
ISBN:
9781108550925
Series Statement:
Cambridge studies in opera
Content:
The stage works of Saint-Saëns range from grand open-air pageants to one-act comic operas, and include the first composed film score. Yet, with the exception of Samson et Dalila, his twelve operas have lain in the shadows since the composer's death in 1921. Widely performed in his lifetime, they vanished from the repertory - never played, never recorded - until now. With four twenty-first-century revivals as a backdrop, this timely book is the first study of Saint-Saëns's operas, demonstrating the presence of the same breadth and versatility as in his better known works. Hugh Macdonald's wide knowledge of French music in the nineteenth century gives a powerful understanding of the different conventions and expectations that governed French opera at the time. The interaction of Saint-Saëns with his contemporaries is a colourful and important part of the story.
Note:
Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 22 Feb 2019)
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781108426381
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781108445092
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781108426381
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe MacDonald, Hugh, 1940 - Saint-Saëns and the stage Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2019 ISBN 9781108426381
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781108445092
Language:
English
Keywords:
Saint-Saëns, Camille 1835-1921
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Oper
;
Ballett
;
Filmmusik
;
Geschichte 1864-1910
DOI:
10.1017/9781108550925
Author information:
MacDonald, Hugh 1940-
