{"product_id":"the-paris-opera-an-encyclopedia-of-operas-ballets-composers-and-performers-rococo-and-romantic-1715-1815-hardcover","title":"The Paris Opera: An Encyclopedia of Operas, Ballets, Composers, and Performers: Rococo and Romantic, 1715-1815 - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSpire Pitou\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eUnknown\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis second volume of \u003ci\u003eThe Paris Opera\u003c\/i\u003e offers descriptions of balletic and lyrical compositions and biographical sketches of famous vocalists, dancers, choreographers, composers, and librettists. Each entry pertaining to an opera or ballet identifies its composer, librettist, choreographer, costumer, set designer, and the performers contributing to its creation and important revivals. Contents of scenarios and librettos are reported scene by scene or act by act. Basic bibliographies are provided with page references furnished for important books and periodicals. The appendix lists all lyric and choreographic works extant and first performed at the Opera between 1715 and 1815. The creators of each work are listed along with its title, genre, and the date of its world premiere or initial performance at the Opera.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eSPIRE PITOU was Professor of Emeritus of French Language and Literature at the University of Delaware. In addition to the two previous volumes of \u003ci\u003eThe Paris Opera\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eGenesis and Glory, 1671-1715\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eRococo and Romantic, 1715-1815\u003c\/i\u003e (Greenwood Press, 1983, 1985) he wrote \u003ci\u003eLa Calprenede's Faramond: A Study of the Sources, Structure, and Reputtion of the Novel and The Text and Soruces of Chateaubrun's Lost Ajax\u003c\/i\u003e. He collaborated on \u003ci\u003eA Critical Bibliography of French Literature: The Seventeenth Century\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e A Critical Bibliography of French Literature: The Eihteenth Century\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSupplement and Encyclopedia of World Literature\u003c\/i\u003e, and was the author of numerous articles in English and French.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 619\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.38 x 9.21 x 6.14 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 24, 1985\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48330610934009,"sku":"9780313243943","price":198.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/DLj54X3dvt9780313243943.webp?v=1777380900","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/the-paris-opera-an-encyclopedia-of-operas-ballets-composers-and-performers-rococo-and-romantic-1715-1815-hardcover","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}