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Opera in Warsaw: A City of the European Enlightenment

Opera in Warsaw: A City of the European Enlightenment

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Availability:In StockContributor:Anna ParkitnaSeries:Elements in Music and the CityPublish date:2024-12-19Pages:86
Language:EnglishPublisher:Cambridge University PressISBN-13:9781009323567ISBN-10:1009323563UPC:9781009323567Book Category:MusicSize:9.00 x 6.00 x 0.18 inchesWeight:0.28Product ID:SCX2VBGFYM
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.
Language:EnglishPublisher:Cambridge University PressISBN-13:9781009323567ISBN-10:1009323563UPC:9781009323567Book Category:MusicSize:9.00 x 6.00 x 0.18 inchesWeight:0.28Product ID:SCX2VBGFYM
Publisher: Cambridge University Press

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