Gluck and the French theatre in Vienna / Bruce Alan Brown.
| Author/creator | Brown, Bruce Alan |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Oxford, England : Clarendon Press ; New York : Oxford University Press, 1991. |
| Description | xvii, 525 pages, 12 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, music ; 25 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Introduction: the context of a reform -- Cultural politics in Maria Theresia's Vienna -- The new theatrical order -- Gluck and concerts in the Burgtheater -- Hilverding and the reform of ballet -- Gluck and opera-comique to 1760 -- The French theatre and the imperial wedding festivities of 1760 -- Angiolini, Gluck, and Viennese ballet-pantomime -- Theory into practice: Orfeo ed Euridice -- Opera-comique: rivalry with Paris -- After Durazzo -- Appendices. Repertory of ballets in the Viennese theatres, 1752-1765 ; Repertory of operas-comiques in the Viennese theatres, 1752-1765 ; Gluck's official positions in the Viennese theatres, 1755-1764 ; Chronology. |
| Abstract | In this richly illustrated study, the Viennese reform of opera and ballet is placed in the context of Christoph Gluck's decade-long involvement with the city's first French theatre, established in 1752. Following a detailed examination of the institutional and cultural frameworks of theatrical life in Maria Theresia's capital (drawing upon important new documentary sources), and of the interaction between Parisian and Viennese repertories, each of the areas of Gluck's activity in the Burgtheater--concerts, opera-comique, and ballet--and their products are examined in turn. Such masterworks as Orfeo ed Euridice and Don Juan are shown to be intimately connected with the regular musical repertory of the French theatre, which was itself rich in innovation; in addition, a large number of works by Gluck (and his colleagues) are identified and analyzed here for the first time. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| LCCN | 90047251 |
| ISBN | 0193164159 : |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Music | Music Stacks | ML1723.8.V6 B76 1991 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |