examined, with passing attention to his operatic work (he was primarily a
writer of oratorios). Footnoted, with bibliography but no index.Robert Cambert (1628–1677)
Little has been written about Cambert, the first French opera composer. Two of his
works, Pomoneand Les peines et les plaisirs de l’amourare in FO,v.2.
André Campra (1660–1744)
In FO: Le carvaval de Venise,v.17; Tancrède,v.18; Idoménée,v.19; and Ballet des
âges,v.20.
- Barthelemy, Maurice.André Campra (1660–1744): Étude biographique et
musicologique.Arles: Actes Sud, 1995. 334p. ISBN 2-7427-0002-1. ML410
.C2406 B28.
Supersedes his 1957 biography. A life story, with good detail on Campra’s
career at the Paris Opéra; genesis, program notes, and reception for the works
presented. Some technical comments on L’Europe galante (1697). Notes, bibli-
ography of primary and secondary sources (about 150 items), index. - Anthony, James R. “Printed Editions of André Campra’s L’Europe galante.”
MQ56-1 (January 1970): 54–73.
A facsimile publication of the 1724 full score (London: Gregg, 1967) is com-
pared to the four earlier editions. Concentrates on relationships between the
printer, Robert Ballard, and the composer. - Anthony, James R. “The Opera-Ballet of André Campra: A Study of the First
Period of French Opera-Ballet.” Ph.D. diss., U. of Southern California, 1964.
2v. - Banducci, Antonia. “Staging a tragédie en musique: A 1748 Promptbook of
Campra’s Tancrède.” Early Music21 (1993): 180–190.
A discussion of what may be “the earliest extant source of stage directions for
a tragédie en musique,in the library at Versailles. It is a book of “over 120
manuscript prompt notes” for works performed at Versailles in 1748. Staging
procedures are revealed, including machines, trapdoors, costumes, and actor
movements. Some participation in the action by the chorus is indicated; on this
matter, see also Cyr (#351). - Banducci, Antonia. “Tancrèdeby Antoine Danchet and André Campra: Per-
formance History and Reception (1702–1764).” Ph.D. diss., Washington U., - xiii, 409p.
- Brown, Leslie Ellen. “The tragédie lyriqueof André Campra and His Contem-
poraries.” Ph.D. diss., U. of North Carolina, 1978. xvii, 365p.
Michele Carafa (1787–1872)
Le nozze di Lammermooris in IO–1810,v.2.
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