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With Richard Wagner, opera reached the apex of German Romanticism. Originally published in 1851, when Wagner was in political exile, Opera and Drama outlines a
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Nineteenth-century Paris attracted foreign musicians like a magnet. The city boasted a range of theatres and of genres represented there, a wealth of libretti a
Melodramatic Voices: Understanding Music Drama
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The genre of mélodrame à grand spectacle that emerged in the boulevard theatres of Paris in the 1790s - and which was quickly exported abroad - expressed the
Drama in the Music of Franz Schubert
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This book challenges the assumption that Franz Schubert (1797-1828), best known for the lyricism of his songs, symphonies and chamber music, lacked comparable t
Music, Dance, and Drama in Early Modern English Schools
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The first book to systematically analyze the role the performing arts played in English schools after the Reformation.