Martin Nedbal (University of Kansas)

Mozart's Operas and National Politics

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Produktbeschreibung

This wide-ranging study explores how Czech and German nationalism influenced the reception of Mozart's operas in Prague over the centuries. It demonstrates the role of politics in the construction of the Western musical canon, revealing how both Czech and German factions in Prague used Mozart's legacy to promote their political interests.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 306
• Erscheinungstermin: 10. August 2023
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 244mm x 170mm x 19mm
• Gewicht: 710g
• ISBN-13: 9781009257596
• ISBN-10: 1009257595
• Artikelnr.: 68166632

Autorenporträt

Martin Nedbal is Associate Professor of Musicology at the University of Kansas. He is the author of Morality and Viennese Opera in the Age of Mozart and Beethoven (Routledge, 2016) and translator and editor of The Published Theoretical Works of Leo Janá¿ek (Editio Janá¿ek, 2020).

Inhaltsangabe

Part I. Authenticity and Ethnicity: 1. Werktreue, patriotism, and nationalism in Prague productions of Mozart's operas
2. Mozart and ethnic identity
Part II. Monuments and Politics: 3. Bertramka and the politics of Prague's Mozart monuments
4. La clemenza di Tito and the Habsburg dynasty in Bohemia, 1791-1891
Part III. Translations and Adaptations: 5. Wenzel Mihule and Don Giovanni
6. Die Zauberflöte and Czech National theater.