Opera, italianità and transatlantic exchange : in search of Italy / Ditlev Rindom.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Rindom, Ditlev, Author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Opera and transnationalism.

Opera--Italy--19th century.

Opera.

Opera--Italy--20th century.

Opera--United States--19th century.

Opera--United States--20th century.

Opera--Argentina--19th century.

Opera--Argentina--20th century.

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge University Press, 2026.

Summary:

"The first transatlantic study of Italian opera, 1870-1922, highlighting the rise of the USA and Argentina as global operatic centres and Italian emigrant destinations, and exploring new forms of operatic activity. This book is aimed at readers interested in Italy, Italian opera, global history, and North and South America"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Introduction

Argentine Echoes : Otello, Tamagno and Verdi’s Sounding Object

Verismo Nights : Cavalleria rusticana, Pagliacci and Southern Italianità

Italians Abroad : Milan’s 1906 Exposition, Argentina and La traviata

Gramophone Voices : Puccini, New York and Madama Butterfly

Making History : Mascagni, Isabeau and the Italian-Argentine Canon

Brief Immortality : Montemezzi, the Met and Post-Puccinian Opera

Epilogue.

ISBN:

1-009-67974-0