Viva La Liberta! Politics in Opera

An impassioned guide to opera's political dimension. Viva la Liberta! puts politics back into opera, uncovering the political dimension of an art form all too often considered purely aesthetic. Taking us on a tour of 200 years of great opera, fromThe Marriage of Figaro to Nixon in China, Arblaster reveals opera's full vitality and passion for liberty.

Preface and Acknowledgements
Introduction	p. 1
Mozart: Class Conflict and Enlightenment	p. 13
Opera and the Revolution	p. 45
Patria Oppressa: Rossini, Bellini, Donizetti and the Risorgimento (Nationalism I)	p. 63
Verdi: the Liberal Patriot	p. 91
Wagner: from Revolution to Racism	p. 147
Russia, Czechoslovakia and a Footnote on England (Nationalism II)	p. 193
Women in Opera	p. 225
Interlude - Opera without Politics: Puccini and Strauss	p. 245
Democratic Opera: Victims as Heroes	p. 263
Conclusion	p. 313
Notes	p. 319
Index	p. 329
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