{"product_id":"gretry-and-the-growth-of-opera-comique-paperback-9780521158817","title":"Grétry and the Growth of Opéra-comique (Paperback) 9780521158817","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eGrétry and the Growth of Opéra-comique\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eFirst published in 1986, this major study in English explores Grétry and opéra-comique between 1768 and 1791.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eDavid Charlton (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521158817, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback, published 21 July 2011\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e384 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 2.2 cm, 0.56 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eOriginally published in 1986, this book is a major study in English on Grétry and opéra-comique. Opéra-comique is the operatic genre that lies behind The Magic Flute and Fidelio. David Charlton's important study examines the genre in the period before the French Revolution, considering the literary sources, performance conditions, contemporary aesthetic criteria and statistics which reveal the popularity of such works at that time. Dr Charlton takes Grétry, composer of some thirty-four opéras-comiques, and a fascinating personality of his day, as the central figure of his study, drawing on Grétry's extensive Mémoires and other writing, not available in English translation, for the biographical sections. Twenty-four of Grétry's opéras-comiques are given a chapter each, with plot summary, critical discussion, summary of different versions and history of performance in Paris. The book can thus be used as a reference tool or read as a comprehensive survey of opéra-comique between 1768 and 1791.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eList of illustrations\u003cbr\u003e Preface\u003cbr\u003e Acknowledgements\u003cbr\u003e Abbreviations\u003cbr\u003e Part I: 1. Introduction\u003cbr\u003e 2. Profile I: from Liège to Paris\u003cbr\u003e 3. Le Huron\u003cbr\u003e 4. Lucile\u003cbr\u003e 5. Le tableau parlant\u003cbr\u003e 6. Silvain\u003cbr\u003e 7. Profile II: the popular composer\u003cbr\u003e 8. Les deux avares\u003cbr\u003e 9. L'amitié à Pépreuve, 2-act version\u003cbr\u003e 10. L'ami de la maison\u003cbr\u003e 11. The overture (1)\u003cbr\u003e 12. Zémire te Azor\u003cbr\u003e Part II: 13. Le Magnifique\u003cbr\u003e 14. La Rosière de Salency\u003cbr\u003e 15. The entr'acte (1)\u003cbr\u003e 16. La fausse magie\u003cbr\u003e 17. Les mariages sammites\u003cbr\u003e 18. Profile III: at home and abroad\u003cbr\u003e 19. Matroco\u003cbr\u003e 20. Le jugement de Midas\u003cbr\u003e 21. L'amant jaloux\u003cbr\u003e 22. Les événements imprévus\u003cbr\u003e 23. The overture (2)\u003cbr\u003e 24. Aucassin et Nicolette\u003cbr\u003e 25. Profile IV: Grétry at the Opéra\u003cbr\u003e 26. Opéra-comique in the 1780s\u003cbr\u003e 27. L'épruve villageoise\u003cbr\u003e 28. Richard Coeur-de-lion\u003cbr\u003e 29. L'amitié à Pépreuve, 3-act version\u003cbr\u003e 30. Les méprises par ressemblance\u003cbr\u003e 31. Le Comte d'Albert\u003cbr\u003e 32. Confident rivals\u003cbr\u003e 33. Raoul Barbe-bleue\u003cbr\u003e 34. Pierre le Grand\u003cbr\u003e 35. The entr'acte (2) and overture (3)\u003cbr\u003e 36. Guillaume Tell: conclusions\u003cbr\u003e Notes\u003cbr\u003e Select bibliography\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Opera [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Opera\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Opera%20%5BAVGC9%5D%22\"\u003eAVGC9\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46004805533976,"sku":"9780521158817","price":42.69,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521158817i_fdcd6274-44ac-4290-b605-816c910b63f7.jpg?v=1691372816","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/gretry-and-the-growth-of-opera-comique-paperback-9780521158817","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}