Bøger af Rachel Cowgill

Essays highlight the interplay between opera, art and ideology across three centuries. Three broad themes are opened up from a variety of approaches: nationalism, cosmopolitanism and national opera; opera, class and the politics of enlightenment; and opera and otherness.

Presents musical connections between Britain and the continent of Europe, and Britain and its Empire. This book uses approaches and methods that recognize the integral role of music within a wider culture, including religious, political and social life. The topics range from Italian opera in Dublin to British musicians in Canada, and more.