Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents ix
3. Figures xi
4. Tables xiv
5. Music Examples xv
6. Acknowledgments xvii
7. Abbreviations xix
8. Introduction: The Soundscape of the 1889 Exposition Universelle 1
9. Chapter 1 Exhibiting Music at the Exposition Universelle 15
10. Chapter 2 Opera, Ballet, and the Politics of French Identity 59
11. Chapter 3 The Republic’s Muse: Augusta Holmès’s Ode triomphale 103
12. Chapter 4 French Encounters with the Far East 139
13. Chapter 5 Belly Dancers, Gypsies, and French Peasants 216
14. Chapter 6 The Marvels of Technology 279
15. Appendix 1 Programs of Concerts at the Exposition Universelle 313
16. Appendix 2 Performances at the Opéra and the Opéra-Comique during the Exposition Universelle 331
17. Dramatis Personae 345
18. Bibliography 353
19. Index 375