- Title
- ‘Opera and music theatre’
- Creator
- Brukman, Jeffrey J
- Subject
- To be catalogued
- Date
- 2023
- Type
- text
- Type
- article
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/10962/468516
- Identifier
- vital:77086
- Identifier
- https://doi.org/10.1080/10137548.2023.2265252
- Description
- In South Africa, from the first performances given by northern hemisphere-based touring companies in the 1800s through to the creation of state-funded Arts Councils used to promote high western culture during the time of apartheid, the opera genre has always occupied contested territory. Today, it still occupies disputed space with opera productions having to navigate difficult questions around cultural diversity, social relevance, societal inclusivity as well as financing. Despite the many successes of personal triumph and the creation of productions representing high standards of performance integrity, among the wider society opera is frequently considered to represent the cultural tastes of a small (often elite) minority. These concerns are common across the African continent from Cape Town to Cairo and beyond. In general, these issues are also replicated in terms of musical theatre.
- Format
- 4 pages, pdf
- Language
- English
- Relation
- South African Theatre Journal, Brukman, J. (2023). ‘Opera and music theatre’, African theatre: , vol. 19, edited by C. Matzke, C. Odhiambo, H. Roos and L. Van der Hoven, Suffolk, UK and Rochester, NY, James Currey, 2020, 288 pages, Hardcover GBP 75.00/USD 115.00, ISBN 9781847012579. South African Theatre Journal, 36(2), 190–193. https://doi.org/10.1080/10137548.2023.2265252, South African Theatre Journal volume 19 number 1 190 193 2023 2163-7660
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