Introduction

Jens Hesselager

Introduction

Department of Arts and Cultural Studies

Abstract

The fact that French grand opera as a genre was closely connected to the institution of the Paris Opéra, and, more generally, to the contemporary urban context of Paris, has meant that scholars have often focussed specifically on understanding the phenomenon in relation to the original Parisian context. This introduction, however, argues that French grand opera, precisely because of the status of Paris as a centre of European operatic culture, contributed to a process of cultural Europeanization, as seminal works of the genre achieved European fame, often very rapidly, and were performed, translated, adapted, imitated and parodied around the continent. This is developed as a general argument for the relevance of the various studies of grand opera outside Paris included in the volume.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Grand Opera Outside Paris : Opera on the Move in Nineteenth-Century Europe
Editors	Jens Hesselager
Number of pages	9
Place of Publication	Abingdon
Publisher	Routledge
Publication date	2018
Pages	1-9
ISBN (Print)	978-11-138-20201-6
ISBN (Electronic)	978-1-315-46645-3
Publication status	Published - 2018

Series	Ashgate Interdisciplinary Studies in Opera

Keywords

Faculty of Humanities

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