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BL
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849306
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| Main Entry
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Letellier, Robert Ignatius.
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| Title & Author
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Meyerbeer's Robert le Diable : : the Premier Opéra Romantique.
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| Publication Statement
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Newcastle upon Tyne :: Cambridge Scholars Pub.,, 2012.
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1 online resource (239 pages)
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| ISBN
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1299646158
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: 1443845515
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: 9781299646155
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: 9781443845519
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| Contents
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LIST OF FIGURES; ABBREVIATIONS; INTRODUCTION; THE ORIGINS; THE SOURCES; THE LIBRETTO; THE SYMBOLIC UNDERTOW; SCRIBE'S ACHIEVEMENT; THE MUSIC; THE BALLET SEQUENCES; CRITICAL REACTION; THE INFLUENCE OF THE OPERA; THE PERFORMANCE HISTORY; THE ICONOGRAPHY; CONTEMPORANEOUS ART AND ROBERT LE DIABLE; CONCLUSION; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX.
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Robert le Diable by Giacomo Meyerbeer is regarded as a musical milestone, a definitive statement in the 19th-century development of French grand opéra from the tragédie lyrique of Lully, Rameau, Gluck and Spontini. The libretto by Eugène Scribe and Germain Delavigne was derived from the medieval legend of "Robert the Devil". First performed on 21 November 1831 at the Paris Opéra, the work brought Meyerbeer international celebrity. Robert le Diable remains a legend in the annals of opera. The ...
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Meyerbeer, Giacomo,1791-1864-- Criticism and interpretation.
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Meyerbeer, Giacomo,1791-1864., Robert le diable.
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Meyerbeer, Giacomo,1791-1864
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Composers-- Italy, Biography.
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Meyerbeer, Giacomo-- 1791-1864-- Criticism and interpretation.
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Meyerbeer, Giacomo-- 1791-1864.-- Robert le diable.
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MUSIC-- Genres Styles-- Opera.
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MUSIC-- Printed Music-- Opera Classical Scores.
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Robert le diable (Meyerbeer, Giacomo)
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| Dewey Classification
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782.10944
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| LC Classification
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ML410.M61 .L384 2012
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