The Opera A Sketch of the Development of Opera. With full Descriptions of all Works in the Modern Repertory.

THE OPERA - A Sketch of the Development of Opera. With full Descriptions of all Works in the Modern Repertory. - BY R.A. STREATFEILD - WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY J.A. FULLER-MAITLAND - THIRD EDITION, REVISED AND ENLARGED - LONDON - GEORGE ROUTLEDGE & SONS, LIMITED - PHILADELPHIA: J.B. LIPPINCOTT CO.

INTRODUCTION

CHAPTER I - THE BEGINNINGS OF OPERA

CHAPTER II - THE REFORMS OF GLUCK

CHAPTER III - OPERA BUFFA, OPÉRA COMIQUE, AND SINGSPIEL - PERGOLESI—ROUSSEAU—MONSIGNY—GRÉTRY—CIMAROSA—HILLER

CHAPTER IV - MOZART

CHAPTER V - THE CLOSE OF THE CLASSICAL PERIOD - MÉHUL—CHERUBINI—SPONTINI—BEETHOVEN—BOIELDIEU

CHAPTER VI - WEBER AND THE ROMANTIC SCHOOL - WEBER—SPOHR—MARSCHNER—KREUTZER—LORTZING— NICOLAI—FLOTOW—MENDELSSOHN—SCHUBERT—SCHUMANN

CHAPTER VII - ROSSINI, DONIZETTI, AND BELLINI

CHAPTER VIII - MEYERBEER AND FRENCH OPERA - HÉROLD—MEYERBEER—BERLIOZ—HALÉVY—AUBER