Buch, Englisch, 75 Seiten, Format (B × H): 157 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 289 g
Buch, Englisch, 75 Seiten, Format (B × H): 157 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 289 g
Reihe: Elements in Music and the City
ISBN: 978-1-009-50780-6
Verlag: Cambridge University Press
A microcosm of busy operatic life during the reign of the enlightened King Stanislaw August Poniatowski (r. 1764–95), Warsaw reveals complex processes and entanglements affecting dissemination of opera in the late eighteenth century. To the fun-loving city torn by whimsical contradictions, imported as well as domestic opera provided attractive and increasingly accessible urban entertainment, while also serving important utilitarian functions prescribed by local initiatives. Warsaw's participation in transnational circulations of works and performers encompasses both ideological and pragmatic factors that had far-reaching consequences not only for the city itself but also for Europe's shared cultural space.
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Introduction; 1. The domain of enlightenment opera; 2. Towards enlightenment: Warsaw and its opera audience; 3. An opera centre between Vienna and Saint Petersburg; 4. Opera and urban life; References.
