Johann Strauss and Vienna: Operetta and the Politics of Popular Culture - Brossura

Crittenden, Camille

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ISBN 10: 0521027578 ISBN 13: 9780521027571

Casa editrice: Cambridge University Press, 2008

Riassunto

The transformation of Vienna and the Habsburg Empire at the end of the nineteenth century was accompanied by the development of a new musical genre, Viennese operetta, and no composer was better suited than Johann Strauss to express his native city's pride and anxiety during this period. Camille Crittenden provides an overview of Viennese operetta, then takes Strauss's works as a series of case studies in the interaction between stage works and audience. The book also examines Strauss's role as national icon during his lifetime and throughout the twentieth century.

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The final years of the Habsburg Empire were accompanied by a new musical genre, Viennese operetta, and no composer was better suited than Johann Strauss to express his city's pride and anxiety during the period. Camille Crittenden provides an overview of Viennese operetta and examines Strauss's role as national icon.

Contenuti:

List of illustrations; Preface; List of abbreviations; 1. The birth of a genre; 2. Creators and performers of Viennese operetta; 3. 'Austria personified': Strauss and the search for Viennese identity; 4. From ballroom to theater: musical style and Indigo und die vierzig Rauber; 5. Die Fledermaus and the illusion of Carnival in Vienna; 6. Austro-Hungarian relations and Der Zigeunerbaron; 7. Waltzing Brunnhilde: Zukunftsmusik and Viennese operetta; Epilogue; Appendix: Synopses; Notes; Bibliography; Index.

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• Editore: Cambridge University Press
• Data di pubblicazione: 2008
• ISBN 10: 0521027578
• ISBN 13: 9780521027571
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 332