Conversations with Cézanne

Conversations with Cézanne
Author: Paul Cézanne
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Total Pages: 326
Release: 2001
Genre: Art
ISBN: 9780520225176

This book gathers the commentary of people who knew the painter Paul Cezanne, especially in his later years. Now seen as one of the most influential of modern painters, in his 40s he returned to his village of Aix-en-Provence where, he worked in near obscurity and with great dedication until his death in 1906.

Giacomo Meyerbeer

Giacomo Meyerbeer
Author: Giacomo Meyerbeer
Publisher:
Total Pages: 224
Release: 1989
Genre: Composers
ISBN:

A collection of letters by Meyerbeer, the operatic composer who died in 1864. Critics have recently re-evaluated his work, recognizing his musical craftmanship, his dramatic sense and his influence on later operatic composers. The editors also edited Letters and Diaries of Meyerbeer.

The Operas of Giacomo Meyerbeer

The Operas of Giacomo Meyerbeer
Author: Robert Ignatius Letellier
Publisher: Fairleigh Dickinson Univ Press
Total Pages: 372
Release: 2006
Genre: Music
ISBN: 9780838640937

But these operas are far more than imitations: they show an apprehension of convention and genre that is nothing less than a dismantling of accepted formulas, and a highly original reconstruction of them."--Jacket.

The Nation's Image

The Nation's Image
Author: Jane Fulcher
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 296
Release: 2002-08-08
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780521529433

Professor Fulcher argues that French grand opera was a subtly used tool of the state.

Dinorah

Dinorah
Author: Giacomo Meyerbeer
Publisher:
Total Pages: 66
Release: 188?
Genre: Operas
ISBN:

The Urbanization of Opera

The Urbanization of Opera
Author: Anselm Gerhard
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Total Pages: 540
Release: 1998-08-15
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780226288574

Why do so many operas end in suicide, murder, and death? Why do many characters in large-scale operas exhibit neurotic behaviors worthy of psychoanalysis? Why are the legendary grands operas - much celebrated in their time - so seldom performed today?

Giphantia

Giphantia
Author: Charles-François Tiphaigne de La Roche
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
Total Pages: 90
Release: 2023-05-09
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 3368900528

Reproduction of the original.