This is an exciting and original work that challenges the conventional 'wisdom' about both opera and historiography. The author takes on the interrelations of performed musical theatre and history, with an innovative interdisciplinary focus on recent theoretical work in performance studies, as well as historiography.
Linda Hutcheon, University Professor Emeritus of English and Comparative Literature, University of Toronto
Linda Hutcheon, University Professor Emeritus of English and Comparative Literature, University of Toronto







