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The Lost Tradition of Dvorak's Operas

Myth, Music, and Nationalism
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The Lost Tradition of Dvorak's Operas: Myth, Music, and Nationalism examines Antonin Dvorak's operas, specifically Jakobin and Rusalka, from a critical standpoint, focusing on such criteria as tonal structures, thematic material and motives, subject matter, Czech folklore and musical influences, textual language, nationalism, characters, compositional history, performance history, and reception. This research vindicates and validates Dvorak as an opera composer and shows him to be an overlooked master in nineteenth century opera and the bridge between the Verdi and Wagner traditions.
John Holland is member of the contract music faculty at York University.
Table of Contents List of Figures Acknowledgements Chapter One: Introduction Chapter Two: The Evolution of Opera in Post-Napoleonic Europe Chapter Three: The Birth of Czech Opera and the National Theatre Chapter Four: Dvorak's Life and Travels Chapter Five: A Microcosm of Dvorak's Opera; Analysis of Jakobin and Rusalka Chapter Six: The Performance History of the Operas Chapter Seven: Returning Dvorak's Voice to the Operatic Stage Bibliography Appendix: Further Reading and Listening
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