ROND DE VULKAAN | Amsterdam University Press Journals Online
2004
Volume 1, Issue 1
  • ISSN: 2588-8277
  • E-ISSN: 2667-162X

Abstract

AROUND THE VOLCANO

La Muette de Portici

Since its première in 1828, has been one of the most popular grands opéras performed in Dutch theatres in the nineteenth century, despite its reputation of having incited the Belgian Revolt of 1830. Based on a wide range of primary sources, this article analyses how, in the initial process of cultural transfer from Paris to the Netherlands, the opera with its ambivalent political tenor was staged and received differently in three theatres in Amsterdam and The Hague. In the aftermath of the Belgian Revolt, authorities, artists, press critics and audiences subsequently problematized, rehabilitated and enriched the opera with new meanings. After having been feared and condemned, ‘Amour sacré de la Patrie’ again became a favorite aria to enthusiastically respond to.

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