{"title":"Micaela Baranello","description":"\u003cp\u003eMicaela Baranello explores the rich tapestry of cultural history with a keen eye for the arts. Her work, including \u003cem\u003eThe Operetta Empire\u003c\/em\u003e, delves into the nuanced world of musical theatre, revealing the social and artistic currents that shaped its rise and legacy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eReaders can expect thoughtful narratives that illuminate the intersections between performance, society, and history. Baranello’s writing offers both scholarly insight and vivid storytelling, ideal for anyone passionate about arts and culture.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"the-operetta-empire-by-micaela-baranello-9780520401228","title":"The Operetta Empire","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eCHOICE\u003c\/em\u003e Outstanding Academic Title, 2022\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\"When the world comes to an end,\" Viennese writer Karl Kraus lamented in 1908, \"all the big city orchestras will still be playing \u003cem\u003eThe Merry Widow\u003c\/em\u003e.\" Viennese operettas like Franz Lehár's \u003cem\u003eThe Merry Widow\u003c\/em\u003e were preeminent cultural texts during the Austro-Hungarian Empire's final years.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAlternately hopeful and nihilistic, operetta staged contemporary debates about gender, nationality, and labour. \u003cem\u003eThe Operetta Empire\u003c\/em\u003e delves into this vibrant theatrical culture, whose creators simultaneously sought the respectability of high art and the popularity of low entertainment.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eCase studies examine works by Lehár, Emmerich Kálmán, Oscar Straus, and Leo Fall in light of current musicological conversations about hybridity and middlebrow culture. Demonstrating a thorough mastery of the complex early twentieth-century Viennese cultural scene, and a sympathetic and redemptive critique of a neglected popular genre, Micaela Baranello establishes operetta as an important element of Viennese cultural life—one whose transgressions helped define the musical hierarchies of its day.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47432998289644,"sku":"9780520401228","price":66.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9780520401228.jpg?v=1774765866"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/micaela-baranello.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}