Grand Illusion : Phantasmagoria In Nineteenth-Century Opera.

The author argues that spectacle was the defining element of grand opera in the 19th century, and explores the technological innovations which allowed opera to become an audio-visual spectacle. With an introduction, preface, notes, references, and index. Figures. Music examples.

xx, 290 p.; 24 cm.
Cloth

Language: English
ISBN: 0190915056
ISBN13: 9780190915056