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The Urbanization of Opera : Music Theater in Paris in the Nineteenth Century
The Urbanization of Opera Music Theater in Paris in the Nineteenth Century
Author: Anselm Gerhard
Anselm Gerhard explores the origins of grand opéra, arguing that its aesthetic innovations (both musical and theatrical) reflected not bourgeois tastes, but changes in daily life and psychological outlook produced by the rapid urbanization of Paris. These larger urban and social concerns--crucial to our understanding of nineteenth-cent...  more »

"An invaluable look at this fascinating genre."--George W. Loomis, Opera News
ISBN-13: 9780226288581
ISBN-10: 0226288587
Publication Date: 6/15/2000
Pages: 526
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Publisher: University Of Chicago Press
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
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