| Gustav Holst and British Operatic Culture: From Bayreuth to Aldeburgh Contributor(s): Scheer, Christopher (Author) |
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ISBN: 1409462374 ISBN-13: 9781409462378 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $148.50 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: January 2026 This item may be ordered no more than 25 days prior to its publication date of January 5, 2026 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Music | Genres & Styles - Opera |
| Series: Ashgate Interdisciplinary Studies in Opera |
| Physical Information: 248 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Although Gustav Holst is rarely thought of as an opera composer, his operatic works provide a gateway to the exploration of how a budding opera composer negotiated the British operatic world across his career and how his synthesis of a myriad of cultural influences in his operatic works affected his reputation and success as a composer. This interdisciplinary study provides a kaleidoscopic view of how overlapping and often contradictory cultural influences such as imperialism, religion, literature, indigenous theatre, philosophy, folk culture, nationalism, and historiography are reflected in Holst's operas and figure into his reception as a composer of operas. |