Johann Strauss and Vienna Operetta and the Politics of Popular Culture |
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| Author:
| Crittenden, Camille |
| Contribution by:
| Groos, Arthur
Carter, Tim
Deathridge, John
Hepokoski, James
Robinson, Paul
Rosand, Ellen |
| Series title: | Cambridge Studies in Opera Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-521-02757-1 |
| Publication Date: | Nov 2006 |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | AUD $96.95 |
Book Description:
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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...
More DescriptionThe 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.