French opera at the fin de siècle : Wagnerism, nationalism, and style
This is the first book-length study of the rich operatic repertory written and performed in France during the last two decades of the nineteenth century. Huebner identifies a number of key works in the period - by such figures as Jules Massenet, Camille Saint-Saens, Edouard Lalo, Emmanuel Chabrier, Ernest Chausson, and Gustave Charpentier - and sets them in the context of each composer's career. The study will serve as a valuable source for the literary background and early reception history of operas ranging from Massenet's Manon (1884) to Charpentier's Louise (1900)
Print Book, English, 1999
Oxford University Press, Oxford, UK, 1999