Ethnography of an Obsession
by
Claudio E. Benzecry
Language: English
Release Date: June 15, 2011
Though some dismiss opera as old-fashioned, it shows no sign of disappearing from the world’s stage. So why do audiences continue to flock to it? Given its association with wealth, one might imagine that opera tickets function as a status symbol. But while a desire to hobnob with the upper crust...