- Renieu, Lionel. Histoire des théâtres de Bruxelles depuis leur origine jusqu’à ce
jour.Paris: Duchartre & Van Buggenhoudt, 1928. 2v. PN2706 .B7 R4 or
ML1726.8 .B7 R4.
First performances and historical accounts of the major theaters in Brussels,
including all forms of stage works. Bibliography of about 300 titles, no index. - Salès, Jules. Théâtre Royal de la Monnaie, 1856–1970.Nivelles: Havaux,
- 454, xi p. ML1726.8 .B7 T43.
The first Monnaie was built in 1700; the present structure dates from 1856,
extensively renovated and reopened in 1986. Renamed the Opéra National in
1963, it is the major opera house of the country. This is a chronology of per-
formances, with casts and a title index. Bibliography has only six items. - Couvreur, Manuel. Le Théâtre de la Monnaie au XVIIIe siècle.Brussels: Uni-
versité Libre, 1996. 355p.
Not examined. - Pols, André. Vijftig jaar Vlaamsche Opera. Antwerp: Pierre Dirix, 1943. 63p.
and picture section. ML1726.8 .A7 P6.
The Royal Flemish Opera (Vlaamsche Opera) opened in 1893; this is a
chronology of works performed through 1942–1943, with a historical narra-
tive. All operas in the house are sung in Flemish. Kaufmanmentions a book
(not seen by him; title not verified) that extends the chronology: Koninklijke
vlaamse oper Antwerpen gedenkklanken 1893–1963,by Renaat Verbruggen
(Antwerp, 1965). - Sanders, L. Onderzoek opera en publiek te Antwerpen. Antwerp: Dienst Soci-
ologie, 1974. 2v. ML1726.8 .A7 S25.
Essentially a statistical study of operagoing and financial-sociological consid-
erations but does give some facts on several Belgian opera companies. Bibliog-
raphy of about 100 entries is of some use despite its incomplete data. No
index. - Auda, Antoine. La musique et les musiciens de l’ancien pays de Liège: Essai
bio-bibliographique sur la musique liègeoise depuis ses origines jusqu’à la fin
de la Principauté (1800). Brussels: Saint-Georges, 1930. 291p. ML265.8 .L4
A82.
Not seen.
Bosnia-Herzegovina
The country declared its independence from Yugoslavia in 1992. There is no music lit-
erature in Western languages. Only one item in Serbo-Croatian has been seen:
- Narodno Pozoriste Sarajevo. Opera. Jubilarna godina Sarajevske Opere,
1946–1966. Sarajevo: Sarjevska Opera Narodnog Pozorista, 1967. 64p.
ML1751.8 .S27 N4.
An illustrated history with chronologies of performances for the period.
408 Opera