Saint-Saëns and the Stage

Operas, Plays, Pageants, a Ballet and a Film

By:

Hugh Macdonald

Format:

Hardback

Series:

Cambridge Studies in Opera

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The stage works of Saint-Saëns 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-Saëns'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-Saëns with his contemporaries is a colourful and important part of the story.

Author Biography:

Hugh Macdonald's distinguished career has included appointments at the University of Cambridge, University of Oxford, University of Glasgow and Washington University, St Louis. He was General Editor of the New Berlioz Edition (1967–2006), and has published books on Skryabin, Berlioz and Bizet.

Release date NZ

March 14th, 2019

Author

Hugh Macdonald

Series

Cambridge Studies in Opera

Pages

446

Audience

Professional & Vocational

Illustrations

Worked examples or Exercises; 186 Printed music items; 17 Halftones, black and white

Dimensions

182x253x25

ISBN-13

9781108426381

Product ID

28318941

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