Summary
The opera's plot, which deals with the secret Vehmic tribunals during the Middle Ages in Germany, reflects the contemporary interest in Gothic subject matter.
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Incomplete Operas
Hector Berlioz. Incomplete Operas. Edited by Ric Graebner and Paul Banks. Kassel: Bärenreiter, 2002. (New Edition of the Complete Works, 4.) (Musica Gallica.) [Gen. pref. in Eng., Fr., Ger., p. vii; foreword, p. viii-xxvi; score, 316 p. (includes facsims.); crit. notes, p. 317-26; facsims., p. 327-30; appendices, p. 331-45. Cloth. ISMN M-00647144-7; Bärenreiter-Ausgabe 5444. euro268.] Contains: Les francs-juges; La nonne sanglante.
Like many composers in the nineteenth century, Hector Berlioz dreamed of having a successful operatic premiere in Paris. Although this...See the full content of this document
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