French Baroque Opera: A Reader: Revised Edition

Contents

• Preface to the first edition
• Preface to the revised edition
• 1 The Paris Opera (1672-1770): management and mismanagement
• 2 The experience of opera-going
• 3 Dramatic and musical ingredients
• 4 Literary theory and aesthetics
• 5 Critical reaction and debate
• 6 Performances and personalities
• Glossary
• List of sources