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Haydn'S Jews - Representation and Reception on the Operatic Stage (Book)
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Haydn'S Jews - Representation and Reception on the Operatic Stage (Book)
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This book was first published in 2009. This fascinating study of
ethnic theatrical representation provides original perspectives on
the cultural milieu, compositional strategies and operatic legacy
of Joseph Haydn. The portrayal of Jews changed markedly during the
composer's lifetime. Before the Enlightenment, when Jews were
treated as a people apart, physical infirmities and other markers
of 'difference' were frequently caricatured on the comedic stage.
However, when society began to debate the 'Jewish Question' -
understood in the later eighteenth century as how best to integrate
Jews into society as productive citizens - theatrical
representations became more sympathetic. As Caryl Clark describes,
Haydn had many opportunities to observe Jews in his working
environments in Vienna and Eisenstadt, and incorporated Jewish
stereotypes in two early works. An understanding of Haydn's
evolving approach to ethnic representation on the stage provides
deeper insight into the composer's iconic wit and humanity, and to
the development of opera as a cultural art form across the
centuries.
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