The Urbanization of Opera by Anselm Gerhard, Mary Whittall - 9780226288581

The Urbanization of Opera Music Theater in Paris in the Nineteenth Century\nby Anselm Gerhard\nPaperback\nEnglish\n\nBrand new copy from BookCurl \u2013 the UK independent online bookseller.\n\n------------------------------\nBook details\n------------------------------\nAuthor: Anselm Gerhard\nTitle: The Urbanization of Opera Music Theater in Paris in the Nineteenth Century\nFormat: Paperback\nLanguage: English\nTopic: Opera\nPublisher: University of Chicago Press\nPublication year: 2000\nISBN-13: 9780226288581\nISBN-10: 0226288587\n\n------------------------------\nDescription\n------------------------------\nGerhard explores the origins of grand opera, arguing that its aesthetic innovations reflected not bourgeois tastes, but changes in daily life and psychological outlook produced by the rapid urbanization of Paris. The text explores eight operas composed by Verdi and Rossini, for example.\n\nGerhard explores the origins of \""grand opera\"", arguing that its aesthetic innovations .