Empire at the opera. theatre, power and music in second empire paris, paperback/mark everist

During the Second Empire, from 1854 until 1870, the state had power over the Opera in ways that were without precedent.

The Opera effectively became a branch of government.

The result was a stagnation of the Operas repertory, and beneficiaries were the composers of larger-scale works for competing theatre organisations.

Illustrations: Worked examples or Exercises.