{"product_id":"french-opera-a-short-history-9780300117653","title":"French Opera: A Short History","description":"\u003cp\u003eFrench opera is second only to Italian opera in the length, breadth, and diversity of its history. Yet most people, if asked to come up with titles, could mention only a handful of titles--\u003ci\u003eCarmen\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eFaust\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePelleas et Melisande\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSamson et Dalila\u003c\/i\u003e--a small list for an operatic tradition that began in the seventeenth century and is still very much alive.\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eThis book provides a full, single-volume account of opera in France from its origins to the present day. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eVincent Giroud looks at the leading composers, from Lully to Messiaen and beyond; at the development of French operatic form and style; at performance, performers, and audience; and at the impact of French opera beyond France's borders. Lovers of opera will find this an ideal companion to their appreciation of the form.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-1088312\"\u003eVincent Giroud\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Yale University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/29\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 352\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.72lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.58h x 6.22w x 1.37d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780300117653\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0300117655\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-MUS\"\u003eMusic\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-MUS028000\"\u003eGenres \u0026amp; Styles | Opera\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-MUS\"\u003eMusic\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-MUS020000\"\u003eHistory \u0026amp; Criticism | General\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eVincent Giroud\u003c\/b\u003e was formerly Curator of Modern Books and Manuscripts at the Beinecke Library, Yale University. He is currently a professor at the University of Franche-Comté. His recent publications include \u003ci\u003eWilliam Walton, Composer;\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eSt Petersburg\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e: A Portrait of a Great City;\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe World of Witold Gombrowicz; \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003ePicasso and Gertrude Stein.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Yale University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42466302886027,"sku":"0300117655","price":93.75,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0626\/5100\/7115\/files\/img_377f20ac-c953-485c-9fe6-c528e4bc253c.jpg?v=1717335586","url":"https:\/\/cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/products\/french-opera-a-short-history-9780300117653","provider":"CA Corrections Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}