Grétry's operas and the French public
Subtitle: from the old regime to the restoration
By: by R.J. Arnold
Series: Ashgate interdisciplinary studies in opera
Publisher: Ashgate
Published: 2015
Place of publication: Burlington, VT
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781472438508; 9781472438515; 9781472438522
Subjects: Death and burial; Opera
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: In the bosom of one's family : Grétry's earliest opéra comiques and their audiences; title: If only that heap of erudition could provide us with a melody : Grétry's conception of the role and powers of the composer; title: Those who listen with a sensitive soul and practised ears : the formation of musical taste in the ancien régime; title: Always a friend of liberty : the fortunes of Grétry's career and reputation in the revolution; title: The long-dispersed debris of French theatre is being reassembled : Grétry and his public in post-revolutionary France; title: We are nothing but a single distraught family : mourning and mythologising after Grétry's death.