Staging the nation : : opera and nationalism in 19th-century Hungary / / by Krisztina Lajosi.

Opera was a prominent political forum and a potent force for nineteenth-century nationalism. As one of the most popular forms of entertainment, opera could mobilize large crowds and became the locus of ideological debates about nation-building. Despite its crucial role in national movements, opera h...

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Superior document:National cultivation of culture, Volume 15
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Place / Publishing House:Leiden ;, Boston : : Brill,, [2018]
©2018
Year of Publication:2018
Language:English
Series:National cultivation of culture ; Volume 15.
Physical Description:1 online resource (187 pages).
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Table of Contents:
  • Front Matter
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgements
  • Opera and National Consciousness
  • National Opera as a Political Force
  • The Struggle for a National Theater
  • Taking the Stage: Opera in the Hungarian Theater
  • Hunyadi László
  • Bánk Bán
  • The Opera Chorus and the Voice of the People.