Fromental Halévy and His Operas, 1842-1862

Robert Ignatius Letellier, Nicholas Lester Fuller (Autoren)

Buch | Hardcover

754 Seiten

2021 | Unabridged edition
Cambridge Scholars Publishing (Verlag)
978-1-5275-6658-3 (ISBN)

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In his lifetime, the opera composer Fromental Halévy was considered the leader of the French school; his admirers included Wagner, Berlioz, and later Mahler. Today, he is chiefly remembered for his grand tragic opera La Juive (1835). Halévy, a native of Paris, was active when the French capital was at the centre of the operatic world. His 30 operas worked within established genres of grand opéra and opéra-comique, and many of them attained considerable popularity across Europe and the wider world (such as La Reine de Chypre 1841, Charles VI 1843, Les Mousquetaires de la reine 1846, and Le Val d’Andorre 1848). Although acclaimed in their day, most have not been staged for decades.This study throws light on this shadowy figure, looking at his life, contemporary opinion about him, and, most importantly, his operas. Each one is examined in terms of its origin, libretto, musical features, and place in the vibrant critical journalism of mid-19th century France. The book provides musical examples and something of the rich iconography that accompanied the creation of his works.

Robert Ignatius Letellier is a member of Trinity College, Cambridge, and the Institute of Continuing Education, Madingley Hall. He has written extensively about the opera and ballet of the 19th century, and especially on Meyerbeer, Auber and Minkus. He is also the author of a number of source books on opéra-comique and operetta, Romantic literature, the Gothic novel, Sir Walter Scott, and scriptural studies. Nicholas Lester Fuller is a journalist and studied Literature and History at the Australian National University and Sydney University. He has a specialist engagement with French opera of the 19th century, and has written articles on Massenet, Meyerbeer, Gounod, Reyer, and Hérold for MusicWeb International. He has also reviewed for Limelight, the Australian classical music magazine.

Erscheinungsdatum	04.05.2021
Verlagsort	Newcastle upon Tyne
Sprache	englisch
Maße	148 x 212 mm
Themenwelt	Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Musik ► Klassik / Oper / Musical
Themenwelt	Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Musik ► Musiktheorie / Musiklehre
ISBN-10	1-5275-6658-7 / 1527566587
ISBN-13	978-1-5275-6658-3 / 9781527566583
Zustand	Neuware