Gr}}try and the Growth of Op}}ra-comique [Paperback]

First published in 1986, this major study in English explores Gr?try and op?ra-comique between 1768 and 1791.Originally published in 1986, this major study in English explores Gr?try's twenty-four op?ra-comiques and op?ra-comique as a genre in the period before the French Revolution. The book can thus be used as a reference tool or read as a comprehensive survey of op?ra-comique between 1768 and 1791.Originally published in 1986, this major study in English explores Gr?try's twenty-four op?ra-comiques and op?ra-comique as a genre in the period before the French Revolution. The book can thus be used as a reference tool or read as a comprehensive survey of op?ra-comique between 1768 and 1791.Originally published in 1986, this book is a major study in English on Gr?try and op?ra-comique. Op?ra-comique is the operatic genre that lies behind The Magic Flute and Fidelio. David Charlton's important study examines the genre in the period before the French Revolution, considering the literary sources, performance conditions, contemporary aesthetic criteria and statistics which reveal the popularity of such works at that time. Dr Charlton takes Gr?try, composer of some thirty-four op?ras-comiques, and a fascinating personality of his day, as the central figure of his study, drawing on Gr?try's extensive M?moires and other writing, not available in English translation, for the biographical sections. Twenty-four of Gr?try's op?ras-comiques are given a chapter each, with plot summary, critical discussion, summary of different versions and history of performance in Paris. The book can thus be used as a reference tool or read as a comprehensive survey of op?ra-comique between 1768 and 1791.List of illustrations; Preface; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; Part I: 1. Introduction; 2. Profile I: from Li?ge to Paris; 3. Le Huron; 4. Lucile; 5. Le tableau parlant; 6. Silvain; 7. Profile II: the popular composer; 8. Les deux avares; 9. L'amiti? ? P?preuve, 2-act version; 10. L'ami de la lCž