Venedig in der Operette / Ralph Fischer.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Fischer, Ralph, 1972- author.

Language:

English

German

Italian

Subjects (All):

Offenbach, Jacques, 1819-1880.

Offenbach, Jacques.

Strauss, Johann, 1825-1899.

Strauss, Johann.

Sullivan, Arthur, 1842-1900.

Sullivan, Arthur.

Operetta.

Genre:

Stories, plots, etc.

Physical Description:

99 pages ; 18 cm

Place of Publication:

Bonn : Edition Bonn-Venedig, [2019]

Language Note:

Includes English and Italian summary.

Summary:

"The city of Venice is the subject of four operettas (or 'funny operas') from the 19th century, whose composers worked within three different languages and that - with limitations, of course - are still played today. In them, the city of Venice is portrayed in a very unique way ..."--Page 94

"Venice as Utopia in Le Point des Soupirs (1861/1868) by Jaques Offenbach. Venice as a point of reference in Le Voyage de MM Dunanan père et fils (1862) by Jaques Offenbach. Venice as picturesque fairytale / dream scene in Eine Nacht in Venedig by Johann Strauß II. Venice as 'exotic' background in The Gondoliers (1889) by Arthur Sullivan (1842-1900)"--Page 94

Contents:

Ah! que Vénise est belle! : Zur Einführung

Venedig und die Barkarole als Topos im Musiktheater

Werkbetrachtungen

Jacques Offenbach : Le Pont des Soupirs

Jacques Offenbach : Le Voyage de MM. Dunanan père et fils

Johann Strauss II, Richard Genée : Eine Nacht in Venedig

Arthur Sullivan : The Gondoliers or The King of Barataria

Weitere Werke

Exkurs

Jacques Offenbach : Les Contes d'Hoffmann

Schlussbetrachtung

Literaturverzeichnis

Zusammenfassung in englischer Sprache

Zusammenfassung in italienischer Sprache.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 86-92)

ISBN:

9783981687026

3981687027

OCLC:

1127963177