The Urbanization of Opera
Subtitle: Music Theater in Paris in the Nineteenth Century
Contributors: Mary Whittall (Translator)
Publisher: University Of Chicago Press
Published: June 15, 2000
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 526
ISBN-13: 9780226288581
Subjects: Classical music (c 1750 to c 1830); Musical theatre; Opera; Romantic music (c 1830 to c 1900); Genres & Styles - Opera; History & Criticism - General; Music / Opera; Music/Songbooks; Music
First sentence: The Paris Opera: commissioned by Napoleon III and designed by Charles Garnier, it rears majestically at the top of the avenue de l'Opera where it seizes the attention of every visitor to Paris.