Saint-Sa�ens and the stage : operas, plays, pageants, a ballet and a film /
Macdonald, Hugh, 1940-
Saint-Sa�ens and the stage : operas, plays, pageants, a ballet and a film / Hugh Macdonald. - 1 online resource (xv, 432 pages) - Cambridge studies in opera . - Cambridge studies in opera. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Cover; Half-title page; Series page; Frontispiece; Title page; Copyright page; Dedication; Contents; List of Illustrations; Preface; 1 Preparations for Opera: Le Martyre de Vivia, Le Duc de Parme; 2 Le Timbre d'argent; 3 Samson et Dalila; 4 La Princesse jaune; 5 �Etienne Marcel; 6 Henry VIII; 7 Gabriella di Vergy, Proserpine; 8 Ascanio; 9 La Crampe des �ecrivains, Phryn�e; 10 Antigone, Fr�ed�egonde; 11 Javotte, D�ejanire (open air); 12 Lola, Les Barbares; 13 Parysatis, Botrioc�ephale, Andromaque, Le Roi Ap�epi, H�el�ene; 14 L'Anc�etre, La Foi 15 L'Assassinat du Duc de Guise, D�ejanire (opera), On ne badine pas avec l'amour16 Saint-Sa�ens the Dramatist; Bibliography; Discography; Index
The stage works of Saint-Sa�ens 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-Sa�ens'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-Sa�ens with his contemporaries is a colourful and important part of the story.
9781108615761 1108615767 9781108550925 1108550924
Saint-Sa�ens, Camille, 1835-1921 --Criticism and interpretation.
Saint-Sa�ens, Camille, 1835-1921.
1800-1899
Opera--19th century.
Dramatic music--History and criticism.--19th century
MUSIC / Instruction & Study / Voice.
MUSIC / Lyrics.
MUSIC / Printed Music / Vocal.
Dramatic music.
Opera.
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
ML410.S15 / M3 2019
782.1092
Saint-Sa�ens and the stage : operas, plays, pageants, a ballet and a film / Hugh Macdonald. - 1 online resource (xv, 432 pages) - Cambridge studies in opera . - Cambridge studies in opera. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Cover; Half-title page; Series page; Frontispiece; Title page; Copyright page; Dedication; Contents; List of Illustrations; Preface; 1 Preparations for Opera: Le Martyre de Vivia, Le Duc de Parme; 2 Le Timbre d'argent; 3 Samson et Dalila; 4 La Princesse jaune; 5 �Etienne Marcel; 6 Henry VIII; 7 Gabriella di Vergy, Proserpine; 8 Ascanio; 9 La Crampe des �ecrivains, Phryn�e; 10 Antigone, Fr�ed�egonde; 11 Javotte, D�ejanire (open air); 12 Lola, Les Barbares; 13 Parysatis, Botrioc�ephale, Andromaque, Le Roi Ap�epi, H�el�ene; 14 L'Anc�etre, La Foi 15 L'Assassinat du Duc de Guise, D�ejanire (opera), On ne badine pas avec l'amour16 Saint-Sa�ens the Dramatist; Bibliography; Discography; Index
The stage works of Saint-Sa�ens 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-Sa�ens'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-Sa�ens with his contemporaries is a colourful and important part of the story.
9781108615761 1108615767 9781108550925 1108550924
Saint-Sa�ens, Camille, 1835-1921 --Criticism and interpretation.
Saint-Sa�ens, Camille, 1835-1921.
1800-1899
Opera--19th century.
Dramatic music--History and criticism.--19th century
MUSIC / Instruction & Study / Voice.
MUSIC / Lyrics.
MUSIC / Printed Music / Vocal.
Dramatic music.
Opera.
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
ML410.S15 / M3 2019
782.1092