Saint-Saens and the Stage : Operas, Plays, Pageants, a Ballet and a Film
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Format
Paperback / Softback
Book Series
Cambridge Studies in Opera
ISBN-10
1108445098
ISBN-13
9781108445092
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Imprint
Cambridge University Press
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Sep 2nd, 2021
Print length
448 Pages
Weight
772 grams
Dimensions
16.90 x 24.30 x 3.00 cms
Product Classification:
Romantic music (c 1830 to c 1900)20th century & contemporary classical musicOpera
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Designed as a resource for opera lovers, opera professionals, and music students, this book provides a guide to Saint-Saëns's twelve operas and a variety of other stage works for those who are curious to know more. It will enhance listeners' experience of recordings of Saint-Saëns, which are enjoying increased popularity as his centenary approaches.
The stage works of Saint-Saëns range from grand open-air pageants to one-act comic operas, and include the first composed film score. Yet, with the exception of Samson et Dalila, his twelve operas have lain in the shadows since the composer''s death in 1921. Widely performed in his lifetime, they vanished from the repertory - never played, never recorded - until now. With four twenty-first-century revivals as a backdrop, this timely book is the first study of Saint-Saëns''s operas, demonstrating the presence of the same breadth and versatility as in his better known works. Hugh Macdonald''s wide knowledge of French music in the nineteenth century gives a powerful understanding of the different conventions and expectations that governed French opera at the time. The interaction of Saint-Saëns with his contemporaries is a colourful and important part of the story.
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