Grétry and the Growth of Opéra-comiqueOriginally published in 1986, this book is a major study in English on Grétry and opéra-comique. Opéra-comique is the operatic genre that lies behind The Magic Flute and Fidelio. David Charlton's important study examines the genre in the period before the French Revolution, considering the literary sources, performance conditions, contemporary aesthetic criteria and statistics which reveal the popularity of such works at that time. Dr Charlton takes Grétry, composer of some thirty-four opéras-comiques, and a fascinating personality of his day, as the central figure of his study, drawing on Grétry's extensive Mémoires and other writing, not available in English translation, for the biographical sections. Twenty-four of Grétry's opéras-comiques are given a chapter each, with plot summary, critical discussion, summary of different versions and history of performance in Paris. The book can thus be used as a reference tool or read as a comprehensive survey of opéra-comique between 1768 and 1791. |
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actors Agathis Aldobrandin Allegro Andante aria Aucassin et Nicolette Bailli bars bass bassoons Blanfort Blondel chapter character chorus Comédie-Italienne comedy comic comique composer Comte d'Albert Corali Dalayrac deux avares Dezède dialogue dramatic duet ensemble entr'acte événements imprévus F:Po fausse magie Favart final French Froidcourt genre Grétry Grimm Huron Isaure Italian jugement de Midas L'amant jaloux L'amitié à l'épreuve L'épreuve villageoise Le Huron Le tableau parlant Les deux avares Les mariages samnites librettist libretto Liège Lucile Magnifique mariages samnites Marmontel melody Mémoires Mercure de France minor Monsigny motif musique Nelson œuvre offstage opera opéra-comique orchestra overture Paris Philidor Philinte piece Pierre le Grand play Raoul recitative Registre de l'Opéra-Comique Richard Caur-de-lion rôle Romance Rosière de Salency Salency scene Sedaine Sedaine's Silvain sings solo song stage strings style tableau parlant theatre Théâtre Italien theme trio vaudeville Vergy verse village violin vols Voltaire words Zémire et Azor