Blackness in Opera
Zoomicon-zoom-in
Blackness in Opera
Blackness in Opera

Blackness in Opera

By
Naomi Andre (Contributor) Karen M. Bryan (Contributor) Eric Saylor (Contributor) Guthrie Ramsey (Contributor) Frederick Delius (Contributor) William Grant Still (Contributor) George Shirley (Contributor) Naomi Andre (Contributor) Melinda Boyd (Contributor) Gwynne Kuhner Brown (Contributor)  

Hardback

Available / dispatched within 1 - 4 weeks

Quantity
Blackness in Opera critically examines the intersections of race and music in the multifaceted genre of opera. A diverse cross-section of scholars places well-known operas (Porgy and Bess, Aida, Treemonisha) alongside lesser-known works such as Frederick Delius's Koanga, William Grant Still's Blue Steel, and Clarence Cameron White's Ouanga! to reveal a new historical context for re-imagining race and blackness in opera. The volume brings a wide-ranging, theoretically informed, interdisciplinary approach to questions about how blackness has been represented in these operas, issues surrounding characterization of blacks, interpretation of racialized roles by blacks and whites, controversies over race in the theatre and the use of blackface, and extensions of blackness along the spectrum from grand opera to musical theatre and film. In addition to essays by scholars, the book also features reflections by renowned American tenor George Shirley. Contributors are Naomi Andre, Melinda Boyd, Gwynne Kuhner Brown, Karen M. Bryan, Melissa J. de Graaf, Christopher R. Gauthier, Jennifer McFarlane-Harris, Gayle Murchison, Guthrie P. Ramsey Jr., Eric Saylor, Sarah Schmalenberger, Ann Sears, George Shirley, and Jonathan O. Wipplinger. 8 black and white photographs, 2 line drawings, 17 musical examples, 5 tables CPSIA choking or other US hazard warning - No California Proposition 65 hazard warning necessary
Naomi Andre is an associate professor of women's studies at the University of Michigan. Karen M. Bryan is a professor and chair of the department of music at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock. Eric Saylor is an associate professor of musicology at Drake University.
  • Contributor: Naomi Andre
  • Imprint: University of Illinois Press
  • ISBN13: 9780252036781
  • Number of Pages: 304
  • Packaged Dimensions: 156x235x23mm
  • Packaged Weight: 626
  • Format: Hardback
  • Publisher: University of Illinois Press
  • Release Date: 2012-02-23
  • Binding: Hardback
  • Biography: Naomi Andre is an associate professor of women's studies at the University of Michigan. Karen M. Bryan is a professor and chair of the department of music at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock. Eric Saylor is an associate professor of musicology at Drake University.

Delivery Options

Home Delivery

Store Delivery

Free Returns

We hope you are delighted with everything you buy from us. However, if you are not, we will refund or replace your order up to 30 days after purchase. Terms and exclusions apply; find out more from our Returns and Refunds Policy.