Too Russian for British Ears: La Vita per lo Czar at Covent Garden, 1887
This article explores how British concerns over the state of their own national music, in combination with Russo-British political tensions, impacted the reception of A Life for the Tsar. Explanations are offered as to why the opera reached the stage; why its success was so short-lived; and what, if not exoticism, drew directors and audiences (albeit briefly) to the performances.
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A Life for the Tsar, Russo-British relations, reception, opera, «Жизнь за царя», российско-британские отношения, рецепция, операAuthors
| Name | Organization | |
| Alexander Tamsin | University of Cambridge (United Kingdom) | tamsin.alexander@googlemail.com |
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