Offenbach Performance in Budapest, 1920–1956

Orpheus on the Danube

Péter Bozó

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English

Cambridge University Press
23 June 2022

Opera; Musicals; Individual composers & musicians, bands & groups

Series: Elements in Musical Theatre

As a legacy of the Habsburg Empire, performances of Jacques Offenbach's musical stage works played an important role in Budapest musico-theatrical life in the twentieth century. However, between the collapse of the Empire and the 1956 anti-Soviet revolution, political ideologies strongly influenced the character of these productions, when they took place. Public performances of Offenbach's works were prohibited between 1938 and 1945 and they became the bases for propagandadistic adaptations in the 1950s. This element explores how the local operetta tradition and the vogue of operettas featuring composers as characters during the interwar period were also important factors in how Offenbach's stage works were performed in mid-twentieth century Budapest in versions that sometimes bore little resemblance to the originals.

By: Péter Bozó
Imprint: Cambridge University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 6mm
Weight: 146g
ISBN: 9781108977593
ISBN 10: 1108977596
Series: Elements in Musical Theatre
Pages: 75
Publication Date: 23 June 2022
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

1. Reconstructing the legacy of Offenbach in Budapest; 2. Offenbach reception in Budapest before 1920; 3. Offenbach during the Horthy regime, 1920‒1944; 4. Offenbach during the Rákosi era, 1949‒1956; References.