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The Operatic State

The Operatic State PDF Author: Ruth Bereson
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1134469942
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 238

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The Operatic State examines the cultural, financial, and political investments that have gone into the maintenance of opera and opera houses in Europe, the USA and Australia. It analyses opera's nearly immutable form throughout wars, revolutions, and vast social changes throughout the world. Bereson argues that by legitimising the power of the state through universally recognised ceremonial ritual, opera enjoys a privileged status across three continents, often to the detriment of popular and indigenous art forms.