Mireille Gounod
Opera National de Paris, 2009. First edition. 189 pages.
Softcover volume, measuring approximately 6.75" x 9.75", displays light shelfwear, with small closed tear at bottom edge of front cover. Binding is sound. Interior is clean and bright. Contains numerous full- and double-page b&w and color illustrations and includes full text the 1864 opera by Charles Gounod (1818-1893), a five-act tragedy in a Provençal peasant setting.
This catalogue was published on occasion of the 2009 Paris premiere of "Mireille" and of the exhibition "Gounod, Mireille et l'Opera" held at the Palais Garnier from September 8th to October 18th, 2009. Among the texts present are "Lettres de Provence: Charles Gounod chez Frederic Mistral"; "Tresor des humbles" by Christophe Christi; "Un lointain voyage: entretien avec Marc Minkowski"; "Le reformateur de l'opera francais" by Herve Lacombe; "A propos de "Mireille" by Reynaldo Hahn; "Affirmations sur Mistral" by Andre Chamson; "Une reviviscence" by Leon Daudet.