North German Opera in the Age of Goethe (Paperback)

1. Introduction; 2. The birth of Saxon opera; 3. The diffusion of Saxon opera; 4. New directions: the Seyler company; 5. Prussian stirrings and Goethe's early librettos; 6. Prussian dominion and the end of Saxon opera; 7. Lean years: 1784?1791; 8. The assimilation of Southern styles; Catalogue of North German operas, 1766?1799; Selective bibliography; Index.