Opera, state, and society in the Third Republic, 1875-1914 / André Michael Spies.

SeriesStudies in modern European history, 0893-6897 ; vol. 23
Studies in modern European history ; v. 23. ^A682312
Contents Introduction -- The administration of the opera -- The state and the ideology of the opera: Carmen or Jeanne d'Arc? -- The audience and the ideology of the opera -- The opera as public institution -- Forming public opinion: critics and Tout Paris -- Opera and cultural hegemony -- Epilogue: Background and impact of the librettists.
Abstract Before the Great War, the opera was the most exclusive salon in Paris, rendezvous of the elites of the Belle Epoque. This work explores the social and political content of the opera and Opera-Comique repertoires as they responded to the ideological requirements of aristocratic and bourgeois audiences, to the political interests of Third Republic politicians who subsidized and supervised the opera, and to the ideas of prominent composers and librettists.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (pages 227-258) and indexes.
LCCN 96035897
ISBN0820436968 (alk. paper)
ISBN9780820436968 (alk. paper)