Viva la Liberta! - Politics in Opera (Paperback, New edition)

In this ambitious and wide-ranging book, Anthony Arblaster shows that attempts by many music critics to disregard or disparage opera's politics are at best delusory, at worst a political ploy. Writing with passionate enthusiasm, both for opera and for th ideals of freedom it has so often represented, he uncovers the political dimensions of a vast range of works, from The Marriage of Figaro to Nixon in China. Beginning with an investigation of opera in revolutionary France, Anthony Arblaster goes on to analyse Mozart's enigmatic politics, and to explore the work of Rossini, Bellini, Donizetti and, above all, Verdi, in the context of the Risorgimento. Further chapters examine Wagner's early radicalism and notorious anti-semitism, nationalism in Russian, Czech and English opera, and the weaknesses of Puccini and Strauss. He also discusses the place of women in opera, and concludes with a fascinating survey of the treatment of everyday life in opera and musicals, from Dallapiccola to Sondheim.

General

Imprint:	Verso Books
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	April 1997
First published:	April 1997
Authors:	Anthony Arblaster
Dimensions:	231 x 150 x 30mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	348
Edition:	New edition
ISBN-13:	978-0-86091-618-5
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political science & theory Books > Arts & Architecture > Performing arts > Theatre, drama > Opera Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Interdisciplinary studies > Cultural studies > History of ideas, intellectual history Promotions
LSN:	0-86091-618-9
Barcode:	9780860916185

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