Not Russian Enough?: Nationalism and Cosmopolitanism in Nineteenth-Century Russian Opera

by Rutger Helmers

In the nineteenth century, Russian composers and critics were encouraged to cultivate a national style to distinguish their music from the dominant Italian, French, and German traditions. Not Russian Enough? explores this aspiration for a nationalist musical tradition as it was carried out in the cosmopolitan world of opera. Rutger Helmers analyzes the cultural context, music, and reception of four important operas: Glinka's A Life for the...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1580465005
• ISBN13: 9781580465007
• Release Date: December 2014
• Publisher: University of Rochester Press
• Length: 250 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 9.1"