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9%OFFNancy Yunhwa Rao - Chinatown Opera Theater in North America - 9780252082030 - V9780252082030
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Chinatown Opera Theater in North America

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Description for Chinatown Opera Theater in North America Paperback. Series: Music in American Life. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1KB; AVGC9; AVGE; JFFN; JFSL1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 30. Weight in Grams: 699.
The Chinatown opera house provided Chinese immigrants with an essential source of entertainment during the pre World War II era. But its stories of loyalty, obligation, passion, and duty also attracted diverse patrons into Chinese American communities Drawing on a wealth of new Chinese- and English-language research, Nancy Yunhwa Rao tells the story of iconic theater companies and the networks and migrations that made Chinese opera a part of North American cultures. Rao unmasks a backstage world of performers, performance, and repertoire and sets readers in the spellbound audiences beyond the footlights. But she also braids a ... Read more

Product Details

Publisher
University of Illinois Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Series
Music in American Life
Condition
New
Number of Pages
440
Place of Publication
Baltimore, United States
ISBN
9780252082030
SKU
V9780252082030
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About Nancy Yunhwa Rao
Nancy Yunhwa Rao is an associate professor of music at Rutgers University.

Reviews for Chinatown Opera Theater in North America
Rao's book not only complements Wing Chung Ng's study of the rise of Cantonese Opera and Bell Yung's analysis of its creative process, but also constitutes a significant contribution to Asian-American Studies, Chinese Studies, and American music history.
China Review International Rao's book is an important text that should be included in musicology or ethnomusicology ... Read more

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