Opera, state, and society in the Third Republic, 1875-1914
By: André Michael Spies.
Series: Studies in modern European history,; v. 23
Publisher: P. Lang; Lang Publishing, Incorporated, Peter
Published: 1998
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 264
Subjects: Opéra-Comique (Paris, France) -- History.; Opéra de Paris -- History.; Opera -- Social aspects -- France -- Paris -- History -- 19th century.; Opera -- Political aspects -- France -- Paris -- History -- 19th century.; Opera -- Social aspects -- France -- Paris -- History -- 20th century.; Opera -- Political aspects -- France -- Paris -- History -- 20th century.; Music and state.
Description: Before the Great War, the Opera was the most exclusive salon in Paris, rendezvous of the elites of the Belle Epoque. This work explores the social and political content of the Opera and Opera-Comique repertoires as they responded to the ideological requirements of aristocratic and bourgeois audiences, to the political interests of Third Republic politicians who subsidized and supervised the opera, and to the ideas of prominent composers and librettists.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [227]-258) and indexes.