La réception de La Mort d’Abel dans la presse de 1810

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01/10/2012

Although the 1825 revival of La Mort d’Abel did not generate much critical comment in the press, the première of 1810 occasioned, as always with new operas, a more finely detailed analysis. Some writers were interested above all in Hoffman’s libretto: very critical of its form, they also questioned the propriety of presenting biblical characters on stage at the Opéra.

CD-Book Rodolphe Kreutzer. La Mort d'Abel (2012). Translation: Mary Pardoe.