German operetta on Broadway and in the West End, 1900-1940 / Derek B. Scott.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Scott, Derek B., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Operetta--20th century.

Operetta.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (x, 383 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2019.

Summary:

Academic attention has focused on America's influence on European stage works, and yet dozens of operettas from Austria and Germany were produced on Broadway and in the West End, and their impact on the musical life of the early twentieth century is undeniable. In this ground breaking book, Derek B. Scott examines the cultural transfer of operetta from the German stage to Britain and the USA and offers a historical and critical survey of these operettas and their music. In the period 1900-1940, over sixty operettas were produced in the West End, and over seventy on Broadway. A study of these stage works is important for the light they shine on a variety of social topics of the period - from modernity and gender relations to new technology and new media - and these are investigated in the individual chapters. This book is also available as Open Access on Cambridge Core.

Contents:

Cover

Half-title page

Title page

Copyright page

Contents

List of Figures and Tables

List of Music Examples

Acknowledgements

Introduction

Part I The Production of Operetta

1 The Music of Operetta

2 Cultural Transfer: Translation and Transcreation

3 The Business of Operetta

4 Producers, Directors, Designers, and Performers

Part II The Reception of Operetta

5 The Reception of Operetta in London and New York

6 Operetta and Intermediality

7 Operetta and Modernity

8 Operetta and Cosmopolitanism

Postlude: The Demise of Operetta

Appendix 1 Productions of Operetta from the German Stage on Broadway and in the West End, 1900-1940

Appendix 2 Longest Runs of First Performances of Operettas from the German Stage on Broadway and in the West End, 1900-1940

Appendix 3 Operettas with English Librettos by Composers for the German Stage

Appendix 4 Selected Period Recordings of English Versions of Operetta from the German Stage

Appendix 5 Selected Films in English of Operettas by Composers for the German Stage

Appendix 6 Research Resources

Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 28 Jun 2019).

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781108604147

1108604145

9781108580151

1108580157

9781108614306

1108614302

OCLC:

1107845187