Black Opera: History, Power, Engagement
Book by Naomi Adele André
From classic films like Carmen Jones to contemporary works like The Diary of Sally Hemings and U-Carmen eKhayelitsa, American and South African artists and composers have used opera to reclaim black people's place in history. ... Google Books
Originally published: 2018
Author: Naomi Adele André
Black Opera. History, Power, Engagement. Author: Naomi André. A musical challenge to our view of the past. Cloth – $110. 978-0-252-04192-1. Paper – $27.95. 978- ...
Throughout this book I present a way of thinking, interpreting, and writing about music in performance that incorporates how race, gender, sexuality, ...
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Viewing opera as a fertile site for critical inquiry, political activism, and social change, Black Opera lays the foundation for innovative new approaches to ...
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Nov 18, 2018 · Opera, in turn, operates as a cultural and political force that employs an immense, transformative power to represent or even liberate. Viewing ...
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Jun 1, 2020 · André convincingly argues that while historical knowledge is essential, attempting to recreate the original composer's vision for the work ...
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May 4, 2018 · Interacting with creators and performers, as well as with the works themselves, André reveals how black opera unearths suppressed truths. These ...
Black opera: history, power, engagement · by Naomi André, Urbana, University of Illinois Press, 2018, 282 pp., $ 99.00 (hardback), ISBN: 9780252041921; $ 27.95 ...
This is a text about thinking, interpreting, and writing about music in performance that incorporates how race, gender, sexuality, and nation help shape the ...
May 15, 2018 · This is a book about thinking, interpreting, and writing about music in performance that incorporates how race, gender, sexuality, and nation ...