Carl Maria von Weber and the Search for a German Opera

Acknowledgments

Acknowledgments A Fulbright scholarship enabled me to complete the basic research for this book; subsequent research trips were funded by Syracuse University.Among the libraries that offered me hospitality and assistance are the University of California Music Library, Berkeley, California; the Musikwissenschaftliches Institut of the Freie Universität, Berlin; the Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin, Preußischer Kulturbesitz; the Indiana University Music Library, Bloomington , Indiana; the Sächsische Landesbibliothek, Dresden; the Stadt und Universitäts-Bibliothek Frankfurt am Main; the Leipziger Stadtbibliothek; the Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, Munich; the New York Public Library Performing Arts Division; the Music Library of SUNY Stony Brook, Stony Brook,New York; the Bird Library of Syracuse University; and the Library of Congress Performing Arts Division, Washington, D.C. The reproduction of paintings in this book has been made possible with the help of the Gustave Reese Publication Endowment Fund of the American Musicological Society. Many people read portions of this book in its preliminary stages,but I would especially like to thank Stefan Eckert, Aubrey Garlington, Joseph Kerman, Sarah Fuller, Richard Kramer, David Lawton, Jeffrey Magee, Donald Meyer, and Mary Ann Smart for their insightful comments and helpful suggestions. I would also like to acknowledge the kindness and support of my colleagues in the Department of Fine Arts, Syracuse University, as well as the assistance of Gayle Sherwood at Indiana University Press. Above all, I would like to thank my wife, Eileen Strempel, for her unfailing support and encouragement . Without her, this work would not be possible. Carl Maria von Weber and the Search for a German Opera ...