Operetta and Fin-de-siècle Vienna with Micaela Baranello

18/08/2020 39 min Temporada 1 Episodio 5
Operetta and Fin-de-siècle Vienna with Micaela Baranello

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What can operetta tell us about everyday life in fin-de-siècle Vienna? Why has our understanding of Vienna been limited to high-art composers like Mahler and Schoenberg, and how might studying operetta change our perspective on the Austro-Hungarian Empire amidst the tumult of the early twentieth century? A conversation with Micaela K. Baranello, Assistant Professor of musicology at the University of Arkansas.Show notes and more over at soundexpertise.org