Dance and Drama in French Baroque Opera: A History
- Author: Harris-Warrick, Rebecca
An indispensable resource for those reconstructing this repertoire for the stage, Harris-Warrick's book also offers much of interest to scholars in many subspecialties of early modern European... — More…
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Contents
- Introduction;
- Part I . Lully:
- 1. The dramaturgy of Lully's divertissements;
- 2. Constructing the divertissement;
- 3. Dance foundations;
- 4. Dance practices on stage;
- 5. Prologues;
- 6. The lighter side of Lully;
- Part II . The Rival Muses in the Age of Campra:
- 7. The muses take the stage;
- 8. Thalie, muse of comedy;
- 9. Thalie visits the fairs;
- 10. The contested comic;
- 11. Melpomene, muse of tragedy;
- 12. Melpomene adapts;
- 13. Terpsichore, muse of the dance;
- 14. In the traces of Terpsichore; Epilogue;
- Appendix
- 1. Works performed at the Academie Royale de Musique, 1695-1732, in which the impact of the comedie italienne can be seen;
- Appendix
- 2. A partial list of performances consisting of 'fragments', 1702-32;
- Appendix
- 3. The choreographies danced at the Opera contextualized.