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Last Days of the Opera
- Skira (T&H)
- by Christian Kircher
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| Publisher | Skira (T&H) |
|---|---|
| ISBN | 9788857243597 |
| Author(s) | Christian Kircher |
| Publication date | January 2023 |
| Edition | Paperback |
| Dimensions | 295 x 243 mm |
| Illustrations | 50 col.ill. |
| Pages | 448 |
| Language(s) | Eng./ Germ. ed. |
Description
A major anthology on opera edited by leading specialists in the field.
The title is inspired by the epic drama The Last Days of Mankind by Karl Kraus. Published in full in 1922, the author ridicules the interconnected ills of modernity that he saw as fueling the war machine: nationalism, capitalism, unbridled technology, militarism, journalistic unscrupulousness as well as the Viennese cultural scene at the time
Christian Kircher is Executive Director of Bundestheater-Holding GmbH in Vienna.
Gert Korentschnig is an opera critic (Wiener Kurier).
Denise Wendel-Poray, writer, critic and former opera singer, is the author of several books and essays concerning the relationship between art, theatre, and music. She recently published Painting the Stage (Skira,2019)