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Carmen and the staging of Spain recasting Bizet's opera in the belle epoque /

'Carmen and the Staging of Spain' explores the Belle Époque fascination with Spanish entertainment that refashioned Bizet's opera and gave rise to an international 'Carmen industry'. Michael Christoforidis and Elizabeth Kertesz challenge the notion of Carmen as an unchanging...

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Main Authors: Christoforidis, Michael (Author), Kertesz, Elizabeth (Author)
Corporate Author: Oxford Scholarship Online
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2018.
Series:Currents in Latin American & Iberian music.
Oxford scholarship online.
Physical Description:
1 online resource : illustrations (black and white).
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Online Access:Oxford scholarship online - Click here for access
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Summary:'Carmen and the Staging of Spain' explores the Belle Époque fascination with Spanish entertainment that refashioned Bizet's opera and gave rise to an international 'Carmen industry'. Michael Christoforidis and Elizabeth Kertesz challenge the notion of Carmen as an unchanging exotic construct, tracing the ways in which performers and productions responded to evolving fashions for Spanish style from its 1875 premiere to 1915. Focusing on selected realizations of the opera in Paris, London, and New York, Christoforidis and Kertesz explore the cycles of influence between the opera and its parodies; adaptations in spoken drama, ballet and film; and the panorama of flamenco, Spanish dance, and musical entertainments. Their findings also uncover Carmen's dynamic interaction with issues of Hispanic identity against the backdrop of Spain's changing international fortunes.
Item Description:Previously issued in print: 2018.
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Specialized.
Audience:Specialized.
Physical Description:
1 online resource : illustrations (black and white).
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780190883508 (ebook) :