Opera on the Move in the Nordic Countries during the Long 19th ...

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Summary
The purpose of this anthology is to foster a new understanding of opera as
a cultural practice in the Nordic countries during the 19th century. Methodological
transnationalism forms a strong undercurrent here, directing
interest towards the European operatic tradition and how its canons were
disseminated and adapted in the Nordic countries, which were culturally
and geographically far removed from the great European opera houses.
Re-creating the European opera tradition in the Nordic context meant numerous
adaptations in performance texts and staging and was significantly
conditioned by the availability of vocal resources and instrumentalists. Individual
articles address how these adaptations took place in different Nordic
countries, with their varying conditions for performing opera.