Meyerbeer's Robert le Diable :: the Premier Opéra Romantique.

Robert le Diable by Giacomo Meyerbeer is regarded as a musical milestone, a definitive statement in the 19th-century development of French grand opéra from the tragédie lyrique of Lully, Rameau, Gluck and Spontini. The libretto by Eugène Scribe and Germain Delavigne was derived from the medieval...

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Main Author: Letellier, Robert Ignatius
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Newcastle upon Tyne : Cambridge Scholars Pub., 2012.
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Online Access:DE-862
DE-863
Summary:Robert le Diable by Giacomo Meyerbeer is regarded as a musical milestone, a definitive statement in the 19th-century development of French grand opéra from the tragédie lyrique of Lully, Rameau, Gluck and Spontini. The libretto by Eugène Scribe and Germain Delavigne was derived from the medieval legend of "Robert the Devil". First performed on 21 November 1831 at the Paris Opéra, the work brought Meyerbeer international celebrity. Robert le Diable remains a legend in the annals of opera. The ...
Physical Description:1 online resource (239 pages)
ISBN:9781443845519
1443845515
1299646158
9781299646155

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