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Opera in the Jazz Age: Cultural Politics in 1920s Britain explores the interaction between opera and popular culture at a moment when there was a growing imperative to categorize art forms as "highbrow," "middlebrow," or "lowbrow." In this provocative and timely study,...

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Main Author: Wilson, Alexandra, 1973- (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2019]
Subjects:
Opera > Great Britain > 20th century.
Music > Social aspects > Great Britain > History > 20th century.
Musique > Aspect social > Grande-Bretagne > Histoire > 20e siècle.
MUSIC > Instruction & Study > Voice.
MUSIC > Lyrics.
MUSIC > Printed Music > Vocal.
Music > Social aspects
Opera
Great Britain
1900-1999
Electronic books.
History
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:Opera in the Jazz Age: Cultural Politics in 1920s Britain explores the interaction between opera and popular culture at a moment when there was a growing imperative to categorize art forms as "highbrow," "middlebrow," or "lowbrow." In this provocative and timely study, Alexandra Wilson considers how the opera debate of the 1920s continues to shape the ways in which we discuss the art form, and draws connections between the battle of the brows and present-day discussions about elitism
Physical Description:1 online resource
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780190912697
0190912693
9780190912673
0190912677