Global Mediterranean. Postcolonial music histories (16th-20th centuries). IMS Intercongressional Symposium

Session

Opera: Production and Reception

FP19

Jul 11, 2025, 9:00 AM

Aula 7

Conveners

Opera: Production and Reception

• Andrea García Torres (Universidad de Alicante)

140. «Apenas había un joven, una señorita, un oficial mozo que no supiera y cantase de memoria el Misero Pargoleto». Comedia as a genre of opera reception of eighteenth-century Madrid

7/11/25, 9:00 AM

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Italian opera quickly became integrated into the theatrical landscape of 18th-century Madrid, influencing local genres such as zarzuela and Spanish opera. These genres readily absorbed the musical conventions of dramma per musica and opera buffa. However, their hybrid nature either disrupted the rigid structure of Spanish theatre or led to only sporadic performances.
Fortunately, other...

115. Multiple identities between imperialism and nationalism

7/11/25, 9:20 AM

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Pluriculturalism of Dalmatia, the coastal area of the Adriatic Sea, was a result of numerous rulers who brought their cultures, customs and music. In the early modern times, Dalmatia was under Venetian, Austrian, French, and again Austrian rule, while the sovereign Repubblica di Ragusa (The Republic of Ragusa, 1358–1808) was a tributary state of the Kingdom of Hungary, the Ottoman Empire, the...

165. Children’s Lyric Companies: European and American Tours During the Spanish Restoration (1874-1931)

7/11/25, 9:40 AM

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During the Spanish Restoration, a stable political climate and favorable social and cultural conditions facilitated the rise of children's opera and lyric theater companies, composed of young performers specializing in musical and theatrical genres such as zarzuela, operetta, and other productions specifically adapted to youthful voices. Notable Spanish directors of these companies included...