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THE OPERA
A Sketch of the Development of Opera. With full Descriptions of all
Works in the Modern Repertory.
BY R.A. STREATFEILD
WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY J.A. FULLER-MAITLAND
_THIRD EDITION, REVISED AND ENLARGED_
LONDON
GEORGE ROUTLEDGE & SONS, LIMITED
PHILADELPHIA: J.B. LIPPINCOTT CO.
CONTENTS
CHAP. PAGE
INTRODUCTION vii
I. THE BEGINNINGS OF OPERA 1
PERI--MONTEVERDE--CAVALLI--CESTI--CAMBERT--LULLI--PURCELL--
KEISER--SCARLATTI--HANDEL
II. THE REFORMS OF GLUCK 19
III. OPERA BUFFA, OPERA COMIQUE, AND SINGSPIEL 40
PERGOLESI--ROUSSEAU--MONSIGNY--GRETRY--CIMAROSA--HILLER
IV. MOZART 52
V. THE CLOSE OF THE CLASSICAL PERIOD 74
MEHUL--CHERUBINI--SPONTINI--BEETHOVEN--BOIELDIEU
VI. WEBER AND THE ROMANTIC SCHOOL 87
WEBER--SPOHR--MARSCHNER--KREUTZER--LORTZING--NICOLAI--FLOTOW--
MENDELSSOHN--SCHUBERT--SCHUMANN
VII. ROSSINI, DONIZETTI, AND BELLINI 106
VIII. MEYERBEER AND FRENCH OPERA 126
HEROLD--MEYERBEER--BERLIOZ--HALEVY--AUBER
IX. WAGNER'S EARLY WORKS 151
X. WAGNER'S LATER WORKS 176
XL. MODERN FRANCE 214
GOUNOD--THOMAS--BIZET--SAINT SAENS--REYER---MASSENET--BRUNEAU--
CHARPENTIER--DEBUSSY
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