Female Singers on the French Stage, 18301848

Informationen zum Autor Kimberly White is a research associate at the University of Montreal. Her research focuses on performers and musical culture in nineteenth-century France, from the popular stages to the opera house. Klappentext Explores the profession of singing, operatic culture, and the representation of female performers on the nineteenth century French stage. Zusammenfassung This book explores the profession of singing! operatic culture and the representation of female performers on the French stage between 1830 and 1848 to reveal new perspectives on their social status. The book will appeal to scholars of opera! French studies! theatre history! and women's and gender studies. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction; 1. Beginnings; 2. The debut and the debutante; 3. Working women; 4. La Vie Bourgeoise; 5. Creating the perfect ending; Envoi.

Product details

• Authors: Kimberly White, Kimberly (Universite De Montreal) White, White Kimberly
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.05.2018
• EAN: 9781107101234
• ISBN: 978-1-107-10123-4
• No. of pages: 250
• Series: Cambridge Studies in Opera; Cambridge Studies in Opera
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Music > General, dictionaries; France, MUSIC / Genres & Styles / Opera, Opera, c 1800 to c 1900, Theatre Studies, Gender studies: women, Gender studies: women and girls, c 1830 to c 1839, c 1840 to c 1849