Opera in Paris during the Roaring Twenties

Analyzes source materials from newspapers, memoirs, correspondence, and archives to explain the acceptance of opera, light opera, and operetta in Paris during the 1920s, or Roaring Twenties. Discusses the eclectic repertoire and the roles of innovation and tradition in the works presented at opera houses, theaters presenting serious or comic opera, auditoriums presenting operetta, and simple cabarets and music halls. Includes a list of the repertory of world premieres and revivals presented at the Paris Opéra and Opéra Comique from 1920-1929.