Tannhäuser réhabilité (V) – « La quatrième » devant la presse parisienne – Ernest Van Dyck et les autres

Michał Piotr Mrozowicki

doi:10.4467/23538953ce.21.033.14386

Abstract

Tannhäuser rehabilitated (V) – « La quatrième »’s image in the parisian press –Ernst Van Dyck and the others The fifth part of the cycle is devoted to the presentation of the main Parisian musical critics’ opinions on the Tannhäuser’s performance at Palais Garnier on May 13th, 1895, conducted by Paul Taffanel and directed by Alexander Lapissida. If these journalists – such as Jacques Weber of Le Temps, Catulle Mendès of La Revue de Paris, Hippolyte Fierens-Gevaert of Journal des débats, Paul Dukas of La Revue hebdomadaire, Ferdinand Le Borne of Le Monde artiste, Henry Gauthier-Villars of L’Écho de Paris, Alfred Bruneau of Gil Blas, and some others that are recalled in the article, were not unanimous on various aspects of this production, all of them considered Ernest Van Dyck, interpreting the title role, as the principle triumphator of the evening.

Highlights

Wagner’s reception in France, Tannhäuser, history of the opera mots-clés réception de Wagner en France, Tannhäuser, histoire de l’opéra michał piotr mrozowicki
The fifth part of the cycle is devoted to the presentation of the main Parisian musical critics’ opinions on the Tannhäuser’s performance at Palais Garnier on May 13th, 1895, conducted by Paul Taffanel and directed by Alexander Lapissida. If these journalists – such as Jacques Weber of Le Temps, Catulle Mendès of La Revue de Paris, Hippolyte Fierens-Gevaert of Journal des débats, Paul Dukas of La Revue hebdomadaire, Ferdinand Le Borne of Le Monde artiste, Henry GauthierVillars of L’Écho de Paris, Alfred Bruneau of Gil Blas, and some others that are recalled in the article, were not unanimous on various aspects of this production, all of them considered Ernest Van Dyck, interpreting the title role, as the principle triumphator of the evening
Ginisty P., « Les premières représentations – Académie nationale de musique – Tannhäuser, drame musical en trois actes et quatre tableaux, de Richard Wagner », [dans :] Le Petit Parisien, 14 mai 1895, no 6773

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Introduction

Wagner’s reception in France, Tannhäuser, history of the opera mots-clés réception de Wagner en France, Tannhäuser, histoire de l’opéra michał piotr mrozowicki.

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