Czech Opera

by John Tyrrell

Opera is the grandest and most potent cultural expression of the nationalist movement which led to the establishment of the Czechoslovak Republic in 1918. During this period Czech opera developed into a genre of major artistic importance cultivated by composers of the stature of Smetana, Dvor k and Jan cek. Czech Opera examines opera in its national contexts, and is a study not only of operas written in Czech, but also of the specific circumstances...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521347130
• ISBN13: 9780521347136
• Release Date: October 2005
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 372 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.2"