We cordially invite you to the lecture from the cycle Dialogo della musica, which will be given by Kevin Clarke (Amsterdam) on the topic of
Operetta and Sexual Liberation 1850–1950
"Operetta" is considered by many, today, as "flowing champagne, ceaseless waltzing, glittering ballgowns, sentiment and Schmalz." The respective shows are seen as old-fashioned, reactionary even, in their morals and music. However, the original operettas by Jacques Offenbach, Franz von Suppé and Johann Strauss were born out of the spirit of pornography and put sexual liberation onto the stage in an unprecedented way. Dr. Kevin Clarke outlines the liberated aspects of these early works that made a splash around the world, joyfully depicting non-heteronormative forms of living, and he chronicles why such an empowering format of popular musical theater was lost in the decades that followed.
Discussion afterwards about sexual liberation in musical theater today with Kevin Clarke and Vojtěch Frank (Charles University, Faculty of Arts)
The lecture will take place on Tuesday, May 10, 2022 at 5.00 pm in The Institue of Art History CAS, room 117, Husova 4, Prague 1
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