Carl Maria von Weber and the Search for a German Opera

Angebote / Angebote:

Stephen C. Meyer details the intricate relationships between the operasDer Freisch tz and Euryanthe, and contemporary discourse on both the "Germanyof the imagination" and the new nation itself. In so doing, he presentsexcerpts from a wide range of philosophical, political, and musical writings, manyof which are little known and otherwise unavailable in English. Individual chapterstrace the multidimensional concept of German and "foreign" opera throughthe 19th century. Meyer's study of Der Freisch tz places the work within thecontext of emerging German nationalism, and a chapter on Euryanthe addresses theopera's stylistic and topical shifts in light of changing cultural and aestheticcircumstances. As a result, Meyer argues that the search for a new German opera wasnot merely an aesthetic movement, but a political and social critique aswell.

Folgt in ca. 15 Arbeitstagen