{"product_id":"the-keys-to-french-opera-in-the-nineteenth-century-9780520217195","title":"The Keys to French Opera in the Nineteenth","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIlluminates the diverse elements that constitute opera by focusing the investigation around three main categories: composition and production; words, music, and drama; and the interaction of society, genre, and aesthetics.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eList of Illustrations \u003cbr\u003e Preface to the English Edition \u003cbr\u003e Introduction \u003cbr\u003e Part 1 Genesis, Performance, and Reception\u003cbr\u003e 1 The Genesis of an Opera \u003cbr\u003e 2 Performance \u003cbr\u003e 3 Reception \u003cbr\u003e Part 2 Drama, Poetry, and Music \u003cbr\u003e 4 The Construction of a Drama \u003cbr\u003e 5 Space and Time \u003cbr\u003e 6 Poetic Expression and Musical Expression \u003cbr\u003e Part 3 French Opera: Society, Genre, and Aesthetics\u003cbr\u003e 7 The Parisian Operatic World \u003cbr\u003e 8 Genre \u003cbr\u003e 9 The Aesthetic Foundations of Nineteenth-Century French Opera \u003cbr\u003e Conclusion \u003cbr\u003e Appendix 1 The Sources of Bizet’s Les Pêcheurs de perles \u003cbr\u003e Appendix 2 The Versions of Les Pêcheurs de perles \u003cbr\u003e Appendix 3 Several States of the Beginning of the Act 2 Finale \u003cbr\u003e Appendix 4 Passages Cut in the Course of Performance \u003cbr\u003e Appendix 5 Performances and Daily Box-Office Receipts of the Théâtre-Lyrique,September 27–November 28, 1863 \u003cbr\u003e Appendix 6 The Staging of Les Pêcheurs de perles \u003cbr\u003e Appendix 7 Symmetrical Versification and Reformulation of the Text \u003cbr\u003e Biographical Notes on Composers \u003cbr\u003e Notes \u003cbr\u003e Index ","brand":"University of California Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49402809024855,"sku":"9780520217195","price":45.05,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780520217195.jpg?v=1730481567","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-keys-to-french-opera-in-the-nineteenth-century-9780520217195","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}