Title
A huge revolution of theatrical commerce : Walter Mocchi and the Italian musical theatre business in South America / Matteo Paoletti.
ISBN
9781108855990 (ebook)
9781108790482 (paperback)
Publication
Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2020.
Physical Description
1 online resource (80 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).
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Summary
In the first third of the twentieth century, South America became the most important market for many European theatrical companies. When Italy found itself in various theatrical crises, Walter Mocchi created a transoceanic theatrical empire, using his business acumen to craft viable solutions. While his efforts were most visible in the sphere of opera, he played an extremely significant role in the promotion and circulation of popular forms of musical theatre (such as operetta) and staged world premieres of works by Italian superstars in Argentina (such as Mascagni's Isabeau), thus offering an early example of what Stephen Greenblatt calls 'cultural mobility'.
Variant and related titles
Cambridge core frontlist 2020.
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Added to Catalog
August 14, 2020
Series
Cambridge elements. Elements in musical theatre, 2631-6528