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The Operatic State - Cultural Policy and the Opera House
'The Operatic State - Cultural Policy and the Opera House' by Ruth Bereson Routledge 2002 ISBN 0-415-27851-1 Since its beginnings, opera has developed not only as an elite art form, but has also served as an arena of civic performance. The Operatic State examines the cultural, financial and political investments that have gone into the maintenance of opera and opera houses in America, Great Britain, Italy, France, Russia and Australia. In this new release, Ruth Bereson explores why opera has remained almost unchanged throughout wars, revolutions, and vast social upheavals, and questions why governments of all kinds give priority to the funding of opera and the maintenance of state opera houses. The Operatic State argues that by legitimising the power of the state through recognised ceremonial ritual, opera enjoys a privileged status throughout the world, often to the detriment of popular and indigenous art forms. Ruth Bereson began her career as an arts manager and has since incorporated that practice in research and studies on arts and cultural policy in Australia, Singapore, Britain, France and the USA. She is the Editor of Artistic Integrity and Social Responsibility: You Can't Please Everyone! (Ethos Books, 2001). She is currently Associate Director of the Program in Arts Administration and Assistant Professor of Practice at Teachers College, Columbia University. For more information and purchase details, go to www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/0415278511/qid%3D1017879877/202-203
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