Opera Indigene

The first volume of the new series, Ashgate Interdisciplinary Studies in Opera, this collection of 18 essays explores representations of indigenous peoples and cultures in opera and intersecting art forms (for example, a significant number of the works discussed are "dance operas"). The papers are organized into sections focused in turn on theoretical perspectives and recent developments; Australian perspectives; the development of "Indianism" and "Indianismo" in "new world" operas of the United States and Brazil; representations of First Nations and Metis cultures in Canadian operas; and new operation creation and collaborative processes with indigenous communities. Annotation c2011 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Pamela Karantonis is Senior Lecturer in Voice at Bath Spa University, UK. She is a Convenor of the Music Theatre Working Group of The International Federation for Theatre Research. She is joint editor and contributing author for Cathy Berberian: Pioneer of Contemporary Vocality (Ashgate, 2014) and The Legacy of Opera (2013). Dylan Robinson has held research positions as a Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Toronto's Faculty of Music and as a Visiting Scholar in Canadian Studies at the University of California, Berkeley. He is currently working on a book that investigates the degree to which musical reconciliation in Canada reflects a process of restorative justice. His research theorizes how Indigenous epistemology and worldviews might impact upon the re-telling of music history in North America.