Open AccessThe Impact of Russian Emigration on the Ljubljana Opera House between the Two World Wars
Author(s) -
Darja Koter
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
monitor ish
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1580-688X
pISSN - 1580-7118
DOI - 10.33700/1580-7118.18.1.47-68(2016
Subject(s) - emigration , opera , politics , opera house , variety (cybernetics) , italian opera , history , economic history , art , political science , art history , law , archaeology , artificial intelligence , computer science
One of the consequences of the socio-political situation in Russia between 1917 and 1921 was the heavy emigration of artists. Some of them sought employment at the Ljubljana and Maribor opera houses, where most of the artists hailed from Belgrade. The article describes the dynamics and extent of Russian emigration as well as the variety of artistic profiles and individuals employed at the Ljubljana Opera, focusing primarily on the opera singers. Although the vast majority worked in Ljubljana only for a season or two, rarely longer, the Russian arrivals played the leading roles in opera performances and made a significant contribution to the Opera’s artistic development. The article suggests further possible studies on the history of performance at the Ljubljana Opera and its dependence on general cultural, and in particular Russian, emigration between the two World Wars.