This is the first book to reconstruct early popular musical theatre as a transnational and highly cosmopolitan entertainment industry.

Covers the development of musicals, from the earliest European operetta styles of France and Germany to the modern musical of the United States and Britain.

The 19th century ushered in an unprecedented boom in technology, the unification of European nations, the building of global empires and stabilization of the mi

For many centuries, Germany has enjoyed a reputation as the ‘land of music’. But just how was this reputation established and transformed over time, and to

This book examines the performance of ‘Britishness’ on the musical stage. Covering a tumultuous period in British history, it offers a fresh look at the vit