Foreign Opera at the London Playhouses: From Mozart to Bellini

ISBN-13: 9781107022218 / Angielski / Twarda / 2015 / 272 str.

Christina Fuhrmann

Opis

London operatic adaptations have been maligned, but this comprehensive study demonstrates their importance to theatre, opera and canon formation.

Spis treści

Introduction; 1. A tale of two Boieldieus; 2. The pippin and the pineapple: Rossini and Mozart; 3. 'The flood-gates of foreign music': Der Freischütz; 4. The search for Weber's successor; 5. Mozart and Rossini revisited; 6. Grand opera: competition and copyright; 7. Of foreigners and fidelity; Appendix 1. Operas adapted for the London playhouses, 1814–33; Appendix 2. Reviews of adaptations.