Provides a fresh and global perspective on the works and influence of a nineteenth-century musical and theatrical phenomenon.

Offenbach's operas were a significant force for cultural change, both in his own time and in the decades to follow. In this book, Laurence Senelick demonstrates

Did you know that Bach invested in mines? That Rossini improved his income by running casinos in the opera houses which on weekends performed his operas? Or tha

As a legacy of the Habsburg Empire, performances of Jacques Offenbach's musical stage works played an important role in Budapest musico-theatrical life in the t

This book is part of an ongoing transnational turn in cultural history. Studies on the history of urban popular culture and the entertainment industries increas