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Orientalism and the Operatic World (Hardcover)
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Orientalism and the Operatic World (Hardcover)
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Western opera is a globalized and globalizing phenomenon and
affords us a unique opportunity for exploring the concept of
"orientalism," the subject of literary scholar Edward Said's modern
classic on the topic. Nicholas Tarling's Orientalism and the
Operatic World places opera in the context of its steady
globalization over the past two centuries. In this important
survey, Tarling first considers how the Orient appears on the
operatic stage in Britain, France, Germany, Russia, and the United
States before exploring individual operas according to the region
of the "Orient" in which the work is set. Throughout, Tarling
offers key insights into such notable operas as George Frideric
Handel's Berenice, Giuseppe Verdi's Aida, Giacomo Puccini's Madama
Butterfly, Pietro Mascagni's Iris, and others. Orientalism and the
Operatic World argues that any close study of the history of
Western opera, in the end, fails to support the notion propounded
by Said that Westerners inevitably stereotyped, dehumanized, and
ultimately sought only to dominate the East through art. Instead,
Tarling argues that opera is a humanizing art, one that emphasizes
what humanity has in common by epic depictions of passion through
the vehicle of song. Orientalism and the Operatic World is not
merely for opera buffs or even first-time listeners. It should also
interest historians of both the East and West, scholars of
international relations, and cultural theorists.
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