{"product_id":"viva-la-liberta-politics-in-opera-revised","title":"Viva La Liberta!: Politics in Opera (Revised)","description":"\u003cbody\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eTitle: \u003c\/b\u003eViva La Liberta!: Politics in Opera (Revised)\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor: \u003c\/b\u003eAnthony Arblaster\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN: \u003c\/b\u003e9780860916185\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/b\u003eVerso Books\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished: \u003c\/b\u003e1997\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding: \u003c\/b\u003ePaperback\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage: \u003c\/b\u003eEnglish\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eEdition: \u003c\/b\u003eNew edition\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNumber of Pages: \u003c\/b\u003e352\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Note: \u003c\/b\u003eExcellent, unmarked copy with little wear and tight binding. We ship in recyclable American-made mailers. 100% money-back guarantee on all orders.\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher Description: \u003c\/b\u003eIn this ambitious and wide-ranging book, Anthony Arblaster shows that attempts by many music critics to disregard or disparage opera's politics are at best delusory, at worst a political ploy. Writing with passionate enthusiasm, both for opera and for th ideals of freedom it has so often represented, he uncovers the political dimensions of a vast range of works, from \u003ci\u003eThe Marriage of Figaro\u003c\/i\u003e to \u003ci\u003eNixon in China\u003c\/i\u003e. Beginning with an investigation of opera in revolutionary France, Anthony Arblaster goes on to analyse Mozart's enigmatic politics, and to explore the work of Rossini, Bellini, Donizetti and, above all, Verdi, in the context of the \u003ci\u003eRisorgimento\u003c\/i\u003e. Further chapters examine Wagner's early radicalism and notorious anti-semitism, nationalism in Russian, Czech and English opera, and the weaknesses of Puccini and Strauss. He also discusses the place of women in opera, and concludes with a fascinating survey of the treatment of everyday life in opera and musicals, from Dallapiccola to Sondheim.\u003c\/body\u003e","brand":"Verso Books","offers":[{"title":"Viva La Liberta!: Politics in Opera (Revised) | Anthony Arblaster | Paperback | 9780860916185 | Used: Like New | Music \u0026 Performing Arts 1724128 (temp: 26)","offer_id":48927943229592,"sku":"1724128","price":7.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0492\/1609\/4360\/files\/91QKOpt3tsL.jpg?v=1777060155","url":"https:\/\/roundaboutbookstore.com\/products\/viva-la-liberta-politics-in-opera-revised","provider":"Roundabout Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}