French Opera At The Fin De Siecle Wagnerism, Nationalism, And Style

This is the first book-length study of the rich operatic repertory written and performed in France during the last two decades of the nineteenth century. Steven Huebner gives an accessible and colourful account of such operatic favourites as Manon and Werther by Massenet, Louise by Charpentier, and lesser-known gems such as Chabrier's Le Roi malgré lui and Chausson's Le Roi Arthus. For the first time opera lovers have available under a single cover a survey of a repertory profoundly influenced by the music of Richard Wagner.Huebner, Steven is the author of 'French Opera At The Fin De Siecle Wagnerism, Nationalism, And Style', published 2006 under ISBN 9780195189544 and ISBN 019518954X.