The Operatic State: Cultural Policy and the Opera House

Abstract

Acknowledgements. 1. Introducing the Powerbrokers 2. O Roma O Morte The Origin of European Opera - the Italian Roots 3. Of Kings and Barricades From the Heart of Versailles to the Place de la Bastille 5. The Disunited Kingdom London's Operatic Battles 5. Playthings of the Austro-Hungarian and Prussian Empires 6. The Jewel in the Crown Opera in St Petersburg and Moscow Before, During, and After the Russian Revolution. Why Opera Was Retained by the Bolsheviks 7. Magnificence of the Met: The Commercial Fable High Society, Corporations, and the State 8. The Chip in the Harbour The Queen's Blessing, the Symbol of the New World: Democracy Rears its Unwanted Head 9. Other Operas - Other Worlds Nineteenth Century New World Opera Conclusion

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