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...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
Publicado: |
Newcastle upon Tyne, UK :
Cambridge Scholars Publishing,
2015.
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
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. |
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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 |