Ballet and Opera in the Age of Giselle
Awards:   Winner of De la Torre Bueno Prize for Most Distinguished Book in Dance Scholarship, Dance Perspectives Foundation (New York) 2001 (United States) Winner of Society of Dance History Scholars de la Torre Bueno Prize 2001 Winner of Society of Dance History Scholars de la Torre Bueno Prize 2001.
Author:   Marian Smith
Publisher:   Princeton University Press
Volume:   21
ISBN:  

9780691146492


Pages:   288
Publication Date:   29 August 2010
Format:   Paperback
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Ballet and Opera in the Age of Giselle


Awards

  • Winner of De la Torre Bueno Prize for Most Distinguished Book in Dance Scholarship, Dance Perspectives Foundation (New York) 2001 (United States)
  • Winner of Society of Dance History Scholars de la Torre Bueno Prize 2001
  • Winner of Society of Dance History Scholars de la Torre Bueno Prize 2001.

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Author:   Marian Smith
Publisher:   Princeton University Press
Imprint:   Princeton University Press
Volume:   21
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.70cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   0.454kg
ISBN:  

9780691146492


ISBN 10:   0691146497
Pages:   288
Publication Date:   29 August 2010
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  General/trade ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand   Availability explained
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Language:   English

Table of Contents

LIST OF TABLES AND ILLUSTRATIONS ix PREFACE xi ACKN0WLEDGMENTS xix NOTE T0 READER xxi CHAPTER ONE: Introduction: Music and the Story 3 CHAPTER TWO: A Family Resemblance 19 CHAPTER THREE: The Lighter Tone of Ballet-Pantomime 59 CHAPTER FOUR: Ballet-Pantomime and Silent Language 97 CHAPTER FIVE: Hybrid Works at the Opera 124 CHAPTER SIX: Giselle 167 APPENDIX ONE: Ballet-Pantomimes and Operas Produced at the Paris Opera, 1825-1850 201 APPENDIX TWO: The Giselle Libretto 213 APPENDIX THREE: Sources for Musical Examples 239 NOTES 241 INDEX 301

Reviews

To readers interested in the evolution of opera and ballet performance practice, Smith's meticulously documented study offers a chance to see many familiar works in a new and surprising light. -- M. Lignana Rosenberg, Opera News Marian Smith's book is a swift and easy read, fully researched, informative, genuinely insightful about her subject. Definitely one for the bookshelf. -- David Blewitt, Opera Now


To readers interested in the evolution of opera and ballet performance practice, Smith's meticulously documented study offers a chance to see many familiar works in a new and surprising light. -- M. Lignana Rosenberg Opera News Marian Smith's book is a swift and easy read, fully researched, informative, genuinely insightful about her subject. Definitely one for the bookshelf. -- David Blewitt Opera Now


Author Information

Marian Smith is Associate Professor of Music at the University of Oregon.

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