Foreign Opera at the London Playhouses

Contents

• Introduction;
• 1. A tale of two Boieldieus;
• 2. The pippin and the pineapple: Rossini and Mozart;
• 3. 'The flood-gates of foreign music': Der Freischutz;
• 4. The search for Weber's successor;
• 5. Mozart and Rossini revisited;
• 6. Grand opera: competition and copyright;
• 7. Of foreigners and fidelity; Appendix
• 1. Operas adapted for the London playhouses, 1814-33; Appendix
• 2. Reviews of adaptations.