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Operetta : a sourcebook. Volume II /

Operetta developed in the second half of the 19th century from the French opéra-comique and the more lighthearted German Singspiel. As the century progressed, the serious concerns of mainstream opera were sustained and intensified, leaving a gap between opéra-comique and vaudeville that necessitat...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Letellier, Robert Ignatius (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Newcastle upon Tyne, UK : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2015.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:Operetta developed in the second half of the 19th century from the French opéra-comique and the more lighthearted German Singspiel. As the century progressed, the serious concerns of mainstream opera were sustained and intensified, leaving a gap between opéra-comique and vaudeville that necessitated a new type of stage work. Jacques Offenbach, son of a Cologne synagogue cantor, established himself in Paris with his series of opéras-bouffes. The popular success of this individual new form of entertainment light, humorous, satirical and also sentimental led to the emergence of operetta as a sepa.
Notas:Includes discography (pages 1268-1279) and indexes.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xxv, pages 672-1457) : portraits
Bibliografía:Includes discography and index.
ISBN:1443885088
9781443885089