Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Editorial Principles vii
4. Preface ix
5. Introduction. Sovereignty and Government in the Tragédie en musique 1
6. Chapter One. The Politics of Glory: Angelic Citizenship and the Contemplative Chorus 22
7. Chapter Two. Choral Lament and the Mourning Public 53
8. Chapter Three. True Confessions: Opera’s Theater of Guilt and Remorse 85
9. Chapter Four. The Tormenting Orchestra 123
10. Chapter Five. Spectral Kingdoms: Poetics and Politics of Les Enfers 156
11. Chapter Six. Pluto, the Underworld King 174
12. Conclusion: A Theater of Precarity 200
13. Appendix. Operas and Ballets Cited 205
14. Acknowledgments 211
15. Abbreviations 213
16. Notes 215
17. Bibliography 255
18. Index 279