Orientalism and the Operatic World by Tarling, Nicholas

Orientalism and the Operatic World (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781442245433)

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Format: Hardcover
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$131.00
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Orientalism and the Operatic World by Tarling, Nicholas

Orientalism and the Operatic World

$131.00
Orientalism and the Operatic World by Tarling, Nicholas

Orientalism and the Operatic World

$131.00
Format: Hardcover
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Nicholas Tarling's Orientalism and the Operatic World places opera in the context of its steady globalization over the last two centuries, offering key insights into such notable operas as George Frederic Handel's Berenice, Giuseppe Verdi's Aida, Giacomo Puccini's MadamaButterfly, Pietro Mascagni's Iris, and others. Orientalism and the Operatic World argues that any close study of the history of Western opera, in the end, fails to support notion propounded by literary scholar Edward Said that the Westerners inevitably stereotyped, dehumanized, and ultimately sought only to dominate the East through art. Instead, Tarling argues that opera is a humanizing art, one that emphasizes what humanity has in common by epic depictions of passion through the vehicle of song.


Author: Nicholas Tarling
ISBN-10: 1442245433
ISBN-13: 9781442245433
Publisher: Globe Pequot Publishing Group Inc/Bloomsbury
Language: English
Published: 04/23/2015
Pages: 354
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.25lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.00d

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Choice 10/01/2015
By Nicholas Tarling
By Nicholas Tarling
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Nicholas Tarling is former professor of history at the University of Auckland, where he taught for nearly thirty years. A specialist in the history of Southeast Asia, he has published extensively on the region's history and culture. As a music aficionado, he has programmed broadcasts on opera for Radio New Zealand, reviews regularly for Opera magazine, prepares and conducts pre-concert talks, and writes concert program notes.He is the author of Choral Masterpieces: Major and Minor (2014).

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