Christoforidis, Michael - Carmen and the Staging of Spain

Georges Bizet's Carmen and its staging of an exoticized Spain was progressively reimagined between its 1875 Paris premiere and 1915. This book explores Carmen's dynamic interaction with Spanishness in this cosmopolitan age of spectacle, across operatic productions, parodies, and theatrical adaptations from Spain to Paris, London, and New York.

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CONTENTS

Introduction
Prelude: The Spains of Paris, Merimee and Bizet's Carmen
PART 1: CARMEN'S EARLY ESCAPADES (1875-90)
Chapter 1: Premiere and Revival: Paris, Galli-Marie and Spanish Affairs
Chapter 2: Impersonating Carmen in Victorian London
PART 2: SPAIN DISCOVERS CARMEN (1887-91)
Chapter 3: Duelling Carmens in Madrid
Chapter 4: Profusion and Parody in Barcelona
PART 3: AUTHENTICATING CARMEN IN THE AGE OF VERISMO (1889-1908)
Chapter 5: Gypsy Primitivism and the Rise of Emma Calve
Chapter 6: Transatlantic Carmens in Dance and Drama
Chapter 7: Finding a Spanish Voice for Carmen: Elena Fons and Maria Gay
PART 4: CARMEN AS POPULAR ENTERTAINMENT (1900-15
Chapter 8: Carmen's Music Hall Embrace
Chapter 9: Reproducing Carmen in the USA: Geraldine Farrar, the Met, and Beyond

Series	Currents in Latin American and Iberian Music