The Empire At The Opera: Theatre, Power And Music In Second Empire Paris

During the Second Empire, from 1854 until 1870, the state had power over the Opera in ways that were without precedent. The Opera effectively became a branch of government. The result was a stagnation of the Opera's repertory, and beneficiaries were the composers of larger-scale works for competing theatre organisations.

• | By (Author): Mark (University Of Southampton) Everist
• | Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• | Publication Date: Jan 21, 2021
• | Country of Publication: United Kingdom
• | Number of Pages: 75 pages
• | Language: Unknown
• | Binding: Softback
• | ISBN-10: 1108829384
• | ISBN-13: 9781108829380