Opera and the political imaginary in old regime France /

"From its origins in the 1670s through the French Revolution, serious opera in France was associated with the power of the absolute monarchy, and its ties to the crown remain at the heart of our understanding of this opera tradition (especially its foremost genre, the tragédie en musique). In...

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Détails bibliographiques
Cote:Libro Electrónico
Auteur principal: Bloechl, Olivia Ashley (Auteur)
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Chicago : The University of Chicago Press, 2018.
Sujets:
1600-1799
Opera > France > 18th century.
Opera > France > 17th century.
Opera > Political aspects > France > History > 18th century.
Opera > Political aspects > France > History > 17th century.
Opéra > France > 18e siècle.
Opéra > France > 17e siècle.
MUSIC > Instruction & Study > Voice.
MUSIC > Lyrics.
MUSIC > Printed Music > Vocal.
Opera
Opera > Political aspects
France
History
Accès en ligne:Texto completo
Table des matières:
  • Intro; Contents; Editorial Principles; Preface; Introduction. Sovereignty and Government in the Tragédie en musique; 1. The Politics of Glory: Angelic Citizenship and the Contemplative Chorus; 2. Choral Lament and the Mourning Public; 3. True Confessions: Operaâ#x80;#x99;s Theater of Guilt and Remorse; 4. The Tormenting Orchestra; 5. Spectral Kingdoms: Poetics and Politics of Les Enfers; 6. Pluto, the Underworld King; Conclusion. A Theater of Precarity; Appendix. Operas and Ballets Cited; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Notes; Bibliography; Index.

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