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An important read for students of Brazilian opera as well as readers interested in learning about theatrical life in the Atlantic world. * Julia Hamilton, Eighteenth Century Music * The book's generous bibliography testifies to the extent and depth of Budasz's research. This will be a valuable resource for ethnomusicologists and musicologists interested in the cultural evolution of Brazil during the colonial era. ...Highly recommended * CHOICE *

With Opera in the Tropics, Rog rio Budasz provides a vivid panorama of the cultural contexts and local practicalities for the making of music-drama in colonial and newly independent Brazil. Based on meticulous research and the detailed analysis of rare and ephemeral sources, this book offers an enthralling narrative of a largely unsung area of global opera history. --David R. M. Irving, ICREA Research Professor, Instituci Mil i Fontanals, Barcelona A staggering, richly documented account of musical practices in the theatrical stages of Brazil--from late 16th-century Jesuit plays to early 19th-century opera--by a leading scholar in the field. Budasz's elegant narrative draws on different disciplines to challenge current, narrow definitions of both theatrical and Western music. --Manuel Pedro Ferreira, CESEM/NOVA University, Lisbon

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Rogério Budasz is a musicologist specialized on Luso-Brazilian musical theater, Afro-Iberian musical connections, and early plucked instruments. His research focuses on the Atlantic circulation of musicians and repertories and issues of ethnicity, power, and cultural reconfiguration. He has published three books, several book chapters, and many articles in international venues.

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