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Description for Blackness in Opera
Hardback. Discusses how race and blackness play out in opera Editor(s): Andre, Naomi. Num Pages: 304 pages, 8 b&w photographs, 2 line drawings, 17 musical examples, 5 tables. BIC Classification: AVGC9; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 243 x 13. Weight in Grams: 634.
Blackness in Opera critically examines the intersections of race and music in the multifaceted genre of opera. A diverse cross-section of scholars places well-known operas (Porgy and Bess, Aida, Treemonisha) alongside lesser-known works such as Frederick Delius's Koanga, William Grant Still's Blue Steel, and Clarence Cameron White's Ouanga! to reveal a new historical context for re-imagining race and blackness in opera. The volume brings a wide-ranging, theoretically informed, interdisciplinary approach to questions about how blackness has been represented in these operas, issues surrounding characterization of blacks, interpretation of racialized roles by blacks and whites, controversies over race in the theatre ... Read more
Blackness in Opera critically examines the intersections of race and music in the multifaceted genre of opera. A diverse cross-section of scholars places well-known operas (Porgy and Bess, Aida, Treemonisha) alongside lesser-known works such as Frederick Delius's Koanga, William Grant Still's Blue Steel, and Clarence Cameron White's Ouanga! to reveal a new historical context for re-imagining race and blackness in opera. The volume brings a wide-ranging, theoretically informed, interdisciplinary approach to questions about how blackness has been represented in these operas, issues surrounding characterization of blacks, interpretation of racialized roles by blacks and whites, controversies over race in the theatre ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
Number of Pages
304
Place of Publication
Baltimore, United States
ISBN
9780252036781
SKU
V9780252036781
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About Andre
Naomi André is an associate professor of women's studies at the University of Michigan. Karen M. Bryan is a professor and chair of the department of music at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock. Eric Saylor is an associate professor of musicology at Drake University.
Reviews for Blackness in Opera
"Fascinating details from behind the scenes are uncovered. . . . . Recommended."
Choice "A treasury of historical information long unrelated or unknown. . . . This is a most valuable addition to anyone's operatic experience."
American Record Guide "An intriguing blend of different methodologies that all coalesce at the examination of how "blackness" is constructed in both canonical and ... Read more
Choice "A treasury of historical information long unrelated or unknown. . . . This is a most valuable addition to anyone's operatic experience."
American Record Guide "An intriguing blend of different methodologies that all coalesce at the examination of how "blackness" is constructed in both canonical and ... Read more