The Politics of Opera: A History from Monteverdi to Mozart

by Mitchell Cohen

Book Overview

A wide-ranging look at the interplay of opera and political ideas through the centuries

The Politics of Opera takes readers on a fascinating journey into the entwined development of opera and politics, from the Renaissance through the turn of the nineteenth century. What political backdrops have shaped opera? How has opera conveyed the political ideas of its times? Delving into European history and thought and an array of music...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0691175020
• ISBN13: 9780691175027
• Release Date: September 2017
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 512 Pages
• Weight: 1.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.5" x 6.3" x 9.4"