Orientalism and the operatic world / Nicholas Tarling, Monographie imprimée
Language: anglais.Country: EtatsUnis.Publication : Lanham, Boulder, New York, London : Rowman & Littlefield, cop. 2015Description: 1 vol. (XI-342 p.) : couv. ill. en coul. ; 24 cmISBN: 978-1-442-24543-3; 1-442-24543-3.Dewey: 782.109, 23Contents note: Recitatives. Globalising and glocalising opera ; The genre ; Orientalisms Arias. Bible-based operas ; Crusaders, Arabs and Turks ; Egypt ; India and Ceylon ; China ; Japan ; Russia Abstract: Western opera is a globalized and globalizing phenomenon and affords us a unique opportunity for exploring the concept of "orientalism," the subject of literary scholar Edward Said's modern classic on the topic. Nicholas Tarling's Orientalism and the Operatic World places opera in the context of its steady globalization over the past two centuries. In this important survey, Tarling first considers how the Orient appears on the operatic stage in Britain, France, Germany, Russia, and the United States before exploring individual operas according to the region of the "Orient" in which the work is set.Bibliography: Notes bibliographiques en fin de chapitres. Index.Subject - Topical Name: Opéra Histoire et critique | Orientalisme (art) | Orientalisme Dans l'opéra| Item type | Home library | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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| Prêt normal | BU Chevreul 3ème étage : Sciences sociales | Musique | 782.1 TAR (Browse shelf (Opens below)) | Available | 0380009218 |
Notes bibliographiques en fin de chapitres. Index
Recitatives. Globalising and glocalising opera ; The genre ; Orientalisms Arias. Bible-based operas ; Crusaders, Arabs and Turks ; Egypt ; India and Ceylon ; China ; Japan ; Russia
Western opera is a globalized and globalizing phenomenon and affords us a unique opportunity for exploring the concept of "orientalism," the subject of literary scholar Edward Said's modern classic on the topic. Nicholas Tarling's Orientalism and the Operatic World places opera in the context of its steady globalization over the past two centuries. In this important survey, Tarling first considers how the Orient appears on the operatic stage in Britain, France, Germany, Russia, and the United States before exploring individual operas according to the region of the "Orient" in which the work is set
