Georges Bizet : a biography / Christoph Schwandt ; translated by Cynthia Klohr.
| Author/creator | Schwandt, Christoph, 1956- |
| Other author | Klohr, Cynthia, 1954- translator. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication | Lanham, Maryland : Scarecrow Press, 2013. |
| Description | iii, 144 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Subjects |
| Uniform title | Georges Bizet. English |
| Contents | Eclipsed by his own masterpiece -- The boy at the conservatory, 1848-1855 -- Skill, knowledge, and ideas, 1855-1856 -- Off to Rome for Clovis and Clotilde, 1856-1859 -- Instead of a mass, an opera buffa, 1859 -- Vasco da Gama and Roma, 1859-1860 -- Back in the capital, 1861-1862 -- Ivan the Terrible and Leïla, 1863-1865 -- Arrangements and Rhine romanticism, 1865-1866 -- A gypsy in Scotland, 1866-1868 -- No new opera, but marriage and war, 1868-1871 -- Masterpieces -- Jeux d'enfants and Djamileh, 1871-1872 -- Successful music for a failed play, 1872-1873 -- Carmen, an opéra comique. |
| Abstract | Georges Bizet spent almost his entire life in Paris, his hometown. He never visited Spain. And yet his Carmen is considered by many the epitome of Spanish opera. Bizet did not live to see Carmen's enormous worldwide success. He died at the age of thirty-six, just three months after his masterpiece took the stage for the first time. Today his other remarkable works have been entirely eclipsed by Carmen, masking the trajectory that led to the creation of one of the world's most beloved operas. In almost all available English-language biographies, serious errors abound, often informed by romantic misconceptions surrounding the life of this remarkable musician. First published in 1991, the author's biography is now widely recognized as the definitive work on this misunderstood composer's life. Drawing on significant recent research gathered for the revised and augmented 2011 German edition--now translated into English by Cynthia Klohr--Schwandt rewrites and restores the historical record concerning Bizet's achievements and contributions to the world of music. This work is ideal for students and scholars of opera history and aficionados of what many consider one of the world's greatest operas ever written. |
| General note | Translated from the German edition: Georges Bizet : Eine Biografie, ©2011. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 135-136) and indexes. |
| LCCN | 2012051708 |
| ISBN | 9780810886186 (cloth ; alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 0810886189 (cloth ; alk. paper) |
| ISBN | (ebook) |
| ISBN | 0810886197 (ebook) |
| ISBN | 9780810886193 (ebook) |
| Standard identifier# | 40022473627 |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Music | Music Stacks | ML410.B62 S2813 2013 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |