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Drawing on hundreds of operas, sing-spiels, ballets, and plays with supernatural themes, this book argues that the tension between fantasy and Enlightenment-era rationality shaped some of the most important works of eighteenth-century musical theater and profoundly influenced how audiences and critics responded to them.

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"This book brings to the fore, for the first time, a significant aspect of eighteenth-century opera, providing a new means of understanding elements of the marvelous, the supernatural, and the magical that operate across genres and national boundaries. The reach of David Buch's investigation - over such a broad time span and including such vast repertories - is outstanding. Magic Flutes and Enchanted Forests is an astonishing achievement." - Marita P. McClymonds, University of Virginia"

Magic Flutes and Enchanted Forests

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      Publisher: University of Chicago Press
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 12/30/2008 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780226078090, 978-0226078090
      ISBN10: 0226078094
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Drawing on hundreds of operas, sing-spiels, ballets, and plays with supernatural themes, this book argues that the tension between fantasy and Enlightenment-era rationality shaped some of the most important works of eighteenth-century musical theater and profoundly influenced how audiences and critics responded to them.

      Trade Review
      "This book brings to the fore, for the first time, a significant aspect of eighteenth-century opera, providing a new means of understanding elements of the marvelous, the supernatural, and the magical that operate across genres and national boundaries. The reach of David Buch's investigation - over such a broad time span and including such vast repertories - is outstanding. Magic Flutes and Enchanted Forests is an astonishing achievement." - Marita P. McClymonds, University of Virginia"

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