by A Gerhard (Author)
Gerhard explores the origins of "grand opera", arguing that its aesthetic innovations reflected not bourgeois tastes, but changes in daily life and psychological outlook produced by the rapid urbanization of Paris. The text explores eight operas composed by Verdi and Rossini, for example.
Format: Paperback
Pages: 526
Publisher: Chicago University Press
Published: 07 Jul 2000
ISBN 10: 0226288587
ISBN 13: 9780226288581