ABSTRACT

First published in 1994. This study sets out to investigate English opera from 1834 to 1864. The author attempts to understand the circumstances influencing the development of English nineteenth-century opera, its characteristic features, and the reasons why these traits held sway. This title will be of great interest to students of art and cultural history.

chapter I|14 pages

The Theatrical and Literary Background

chapter II|28 pages

The Conventions of the English Opera Libretto

Plot and Character

chapter III|10 pages

The Librettists’ Craft

chapter IV|22 pages

The Operatic Background

chapter V|10 pages

Barnett

chapter VI|12 pages

Loder

chapter VII|32 pages

Balfe

chapter VIII|12 pages

Wallace

chapter IX|8 pages

Benedict

chapter X|14 pages

Macfarren

chapter |8 pages

Conclusion

chapter |159 pages

Musical Examples by Chapter