Spotlight on Opera: French Opera, Part 2

Duration: 33

Year Published: 1956

Creator: WNET/13

Format: 16mm

Color: B&W

Description: Reviews the works of French operatic composers, and illustrates portions of Massenet's MANON and Offenbach's TALES OF HOFFMAN as typical examples of French opera. Contrasts the sheer vocal power of Wagnerian opera with the subtle rendition of the French opera. Tells of the Italian realistic influence on French opera that appeared at the turn of the century in the opera, LOUISE, by Carpenter. (Univ. Calif. Ext.) Film.

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