- Wade, Mara R. The German Baroque Pastoral “Singspiel.”New York: P. Lang,
- 353p. ISBN 3-261-04186-2. ML1729.2 .W3.
A narrative history, focused on three works as examples: Seelewig(1644), Psy-
che(1652), and Amelinde(1657). The term Singspielis discussed, and the
genre is said to have a “literary quality equal to, and in many instances supe-
rior to spoken drama.” Music is not taken up. Chapter endnotes, bibliography
of about 250 items, no index. - Bauman, Thomas. North German Opera in the Age of Goethe.New York:
Cambridge U.P., 1985. xi, 444p. ISBN 0-521-260272. ML1729 .B38.
Political and social background for opera in 1766–1799, covering the cities of
Leipzig, Berlin, Hamburg, Weimar, Gotha, Dresden, Breslau, and Königsberg.
Libretti, personalities, reception accounts. Most of the operas of the period
have vanished from the stage, having been too insular for wide audiences.
Viennese and Italian operas replaced them. Catalogue of the operas, musical
examples, indexes. - Allen, Sheila Marie. “German Baroque Opera (1678–1740) with a Practical
Edition of Selected Soprano Arias.” Ph.D. diss., Eastman School of Music, - 187p.
2353.Das deutsche Singspiel im 18. Jahrhundert: Quellen und Zeugnisse zu Ästhetik
und Rezeption.Ed. Renate Schusky. Bonn: Bouvier, 1980. 145p. ISBN 3-4160-
1530-4. ML1704 .D48.
A useful gathering of 18 articles, prefaces, and extracts from books of the time.
Commentary, but without footnotes on the individual items. Bibliography of
about 75 titles, no index.
Opera: 19th Century
- Goslich, Siegfried. Die deutsche romantische Oper. Tutzing: Schneider, 1975.
460p. ISBN 3-7952-0161-6. ML1729.5 .G67.
A thorough, scholarly narrative of the second half of the 19th century. Works
of Marschner, Lortzing, Spohr, Nicolai, and Weber are emphasized. Musical
examples, illustrations, bibliography of about 400 items, name index.
Opera: 20th Century
- “Musikbühnen-Uraufführungen in der DDR seit 1945.” Musikbühne1977:
157–177.
A list of about 250 operas and operettas, in date order, by composers of the
DDR, with librettists and premiere data. - Neef, Sigrid, and Hermann Neef. Deutsche Oper im 20. Jahrhundert: DDR,
1949–1989.Berlin: P. Lang, 1992. 595p. ISBN 2-8603-2011-4. MT95 .N36.
Discusses the works of 32 composers, generally not known outside of the
DDR: plots and program notes. Index of names and titles.
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