Mozart''s Operas and National Politics - Canon Formation in Prague From 1791 to the Present

This wide-ranging study explores how Czech and German nationalism influenced the reception of Mozart's operas in Prague over the centuries. It demonstrates the role of politics in the construction of the Western musical canon, revealing how both Czech and German factions in Prague used Mozart's legacy to promote their political interests.

List of contents

Part I. Authenticity and Ethnicity: 1. Werktreue, patriotism, and nationalism in Prague productions of Mozart's operas; 2. Mozart and ethnic identity; Part II. Monuments and Politics: 3. Bertramka and the politics of Prague's Mozart monuments; 4. La clemenza di Tito and the Habsburg dynasty in Bohemia, 1791-1891; Part III. Translations and Adaptations: 5. Wenzel Mihule and Don Giovanni; 6. Die Zauberflöte and Czech National theater.

About the author

Martin Nedbal is Associate Professor of Musicology at the University of Kansas. He is the author of Morality and Viennese Opera in the Age of Mozart and Beethoven (Routledge, 2016) and translator and editor of The Published Theoretical Works of Leoš Janáček (Editio Janáček, 2020).

Summary

This wide-ranging study explores how Czech and German nationalism influenced the reception of Mozart's operas in Prague over the centuries. It demonstrates the role of politics in the construction of the Western musical canon, revealing how both Czech and German factions in Prague used Mozart's legacy to promote their political interests.

Product details

• Authors: Martin Nedbal, Martin (University of Kansas) Nedbal, Nedbal Martin
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.08.2023
• EAN: 9781009257596
• ISBN: 978-1-0-0925759-6
• No. of pages: 306
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Music > Music history; Music, History: specific events & topics, European History, Individual composers & musicians, specific bands & groups, HISTORY / Europe / General, MUSIC / History & Criticism, MUSIC / Individual Composer & Musician, MUSIC / Genres & Styles / Opera, Opera, Czech Republic, Prague, History of Music, Composers and songwriters