Book contents
- The Cambridge Companion to Seventeenth-Century Opera
- Cambridge Companions to Music
- The Cambridge Companion to Seventeenth-Century Opera
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Music Examples
- Figures
- Tables
- Contributors
- Preface
- Chronology
- Abbreviations
- Part I The Italian Foundations
- Part II Society, Institutions, and Production
- Part III National Traditions (outside Italy)
- 10 Opera in France c. 1640–c. 1710
- 11 Song and Declamation in French Opera
- 12 Opera in England
- 13 The Development of Opera in the German Countries
- 14 Opera in Spain and the Spanish Dominions in Italy and the Americas
- Further Reading
- Index
11 - Song and Declamation in French Opera
from Part III - National Traditions (outside Italy)
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 08 December 2022
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Book contents
- The Cambridge Companion to Seventeenth-Century Opera
- Cambridge Companions to Music
- The Cambridge Companion to Seventeenth-Century Opera
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Music Examples
- Figures
- Tables
- Contributors
- Preface
- Chronology
- Abbreviations
- Part I The Italian Foundations
- Part II Society, Institutions, and Production
- Part III National Traditions (outside Italy)
- 10 Opera in France c. 1640–c. 1710
- 11 Song and Declamation in French Opera
- 12 Opera in England
- 13 The Development of Opera in the German Countries
- 14 Opera in Spain and the Spanish Dominions in Italy and the Americas
- Further Reading
- Index
Summary
In his Memoirs, the Italian playwright Carlo Goldoni describes the performance of a French opera he attended in Paris at the Académie Royale de Musique in 1763. There is much to admire in this unnamed work, from the technical ability of the dancers to the sumptuous décors, machines, and costumes. But soon, all this spectacle wears him out.
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- The Cambridge Companion to Seventeenth-Century Opera , pp. 240 - 261Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2022