出版社：Centre de recherches sur les arts et le langage
摘要：Since its Parisian premiere in 1875, few operas have managed to have the same far-reaching impact across the world as Bizet’s Carmen . Co-authored by Michael Christoforidis and Elizabeth Kertesz (both based at the University of Melbourne), the book explores how the opera became synonymous with Spain (p. xv), and analyses the crystallization of a series of national and international images of Spanish culture through what they have termed the staging of Spain. In order to do so, they invite the reader to embark on an international journey from Mérimée’s Seville to the operatic scene of cities such as Paris, London and New York, without overlooking the “Carmenesque” strands of popular entertainment inspired by the famous cigarette girl ( cigarrera ). The book, published in OUP’s “Currents in Latin American & Iberian Music” series, is beautifully produced and lavishly illustrated with over 70 plates, publicity photographs, stage design sketches, etc., collected from around the world.
