Sir Arthur Sullivan's grand opera Ivanhoe and its theatrical and musical precursors
Subtitle: adaptations of Sir Walter Scott's novel for the stage, 1819-1891
By: Jeff S. Dailey ; with a foreword by Frederic Woodbridge Wilson.
Publisher: Edwin Mellen Press
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Lewiston, N.Y
Language: eng
Number of pages: 220
ISBN-13: 9780773450684
Subjects: Sullivan, Arthur, -- Sir, -- 1842-1900; Scott, Walter, -- Sir, -- 1771-1832; Opera -- England -- 19th century
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Background; title: Sir Walter Scott's Ivanhoe on stage; title: Sullivan's desire to compose a grand opera; title: The libretto and librettist; title: The creation of Ivanhoe; title: After the premiere; title: Subsequent performances; title: The music of Ivanhoe; title: Criticism of Ivanhoe; title: Evaluating Ivanhoe.