Carl Maria von Weber and the Search for a German Opera

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Contents Acknowledgments ix 1. Introduction: Inventing German Opera 1 2. The Native and the Foreign: Models for the German Opera 28 3. Der Freischütz and the Character of the Nation 76 4. Euryanthe: Recon¤guration and Transformation 116 5. Epilogue: Institutions, Aesthetics, and Genre after Weber’s Death 158 Appendix 1. Synopsis of Das unterbrochene Opferfest 177 Appendix 2. Comparative Table: Versions of Das unterbrochene Opferfest 181 Appendix 3. Synopsis of Méhul’s Joseph 184 Appendix 4. Comparative Table: Revisions to the Final Chorus of Joseph 190 Appendix 5. Synopsis of Euryanthe 191 Notes 197 Bibliography 231 Index 245 ...