Women Writing Opera - Creativity and Controversy in the Age of the French Revolution

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List of contents

List of Illustrations
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Part One
1. The Authors
2. Education
3. The Politics of Opera
4. Authority and Identity
Part Two
5. The Career Manqué of Isabelle de Charrière: A Case Study
Epilogue: The Problem of the Exceptional Woman
Appendix: Operas by Women Composers and Librettists, 1670–1820
Notes
Bibliography
Index

About the author

Jacqueline Letzter is Assistant Professor of French at the University of Maryland, College Park. Robert Adelson is Assistant Professor of Clarinet at Towson University.

Summary

This study explains how women composers and librettists gained access to concert halls in the age of the French Revolution. At the same time it aims to demonstrate how the Revolution fostered many dreams and ambitions for women that would be doomed to disappointment in the post-Revolutionary era.

Product details

• Authors: Robert Adelson, Adelson Robert, Jacqueline Letzer, Jacqueline Letzter, Jacqueline Adelson Letzter, Letzter Jacqueline, Letzter/Adelson
• Assisted by: Robert Adelson (Editor), Jacqueline Letzter (Editor)
• Publisher: University Of California Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 12.08.2001
• EAN: 9780520226531
• ISBN: 978-0-520-22653-1
• No. of pages: 358
• Series: Studies on the History of Society and Culture; Studies on the History of Soci; Studies on the History of Society and Culture
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900, European History, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Women's Studies, HISTORY / Europe / General, HISTORY / Women, MUSIC / Genres & Styles / Opera, Opera, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, 18th century, c 1700 to c 1799, Gender studies: women, Gender studies: women and girls, C 1700 To C 1800