The Nation's Image : French Grand Opera as Politics and Politicized Art (Paperback)

List of figures; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. La Muette de Portici and the new politics of opera; 2. The politics of grand opera's rise and decline; 3. Radicalization, repression, and opera: Meyerbeer's Le Prophete; 4. Politicized attacks on grand opera and the genesis of alternative models; Conclusion; Notes; Appendix; Bibliography; Index.