*Exoticism, orientalism and national identity in musical theatre*

*International musicological conference on the centenary of the death of
Karl Goldmark*



*Budapest**, 9–10 December, 2015*

*Institute** of Musicology*

*(Research Centre for the Humanities, Hungarian Academy of Sciences)*



Karl Goldmark was a key figure of the musical culture of the
Austro-Hungarian Monarchy. He was born in a Hungarian city as a son of a
Jewish chazzan, but his activity concentrated mostly to Vienna. He
considered himself Hungarian, but all of his operas were composed in German
and, except *Götz von Berlichingen*, premiered in Vienna. Thus, his life
and oeuvre represents not only the problematic questions of citizenship,
religion and national identity in Central Europe at the turn of the
century, but also their impact on a variety of musical genres (operas,
symphonic works, chamber music, choral music, works for piano and songs).

On the centenary of Goldmark’s death, the Archives and Research Group for 20
th and 21st Century Hungarian Music (http://zti.hu/mza/index_en.htm)
launches an international conference which will discuss not only the life
and oeuvre of Goldmark, but also several topics in connection to him. As an
initiative, this conference intends to discuss these topics in
international context and for the period of 1867 to present (also
contemporary music), furthermore, ‘musical theatre’ will not be restricted
to opera but papers concerning further genres of musical theatre (operetta,
ballet, incidental music, musical, dance, show, revue, cabaret etc.) are
also invited.



Abstracts of 300 words for 20-minute individual papers are invited to be
sent in English or in German. Themes that papers may address include, but
are not limited to:



* The oeuvre and life of Karl Goldmark (compositions, writings, biography,
discography, iconography, bibliography, gender, interpretation, reception,
influence, etc.).



* Music and National identity in Central Europe between 1867 and 1945



* Jewish topics in musical theatre (not only opera, but also ballet, dance,
operetta, musical plays etc., from 1867 to present)



* orientalism and exoticism in musical theatre (from 1867 to present)





All proposals should be submitted by email no later than *30 April 2015* to
[log in to unmask] With your proposal please include your CV,
contact details and, if applicable, your affiliation. The committee will
make its final decision on the abstracts by the end of May 2015, and
contributors will be informed immediately thereafter. Further information
about the programme, registration, travel and accommodation will be
announced after that date.

For any additional information, please contact both of the organizers of
the conference:



Ádám Ignácz ([log in to unmask])

Ferenc János Szabó ([log in to unmask])




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"Lendület" Archives and Research Group of 20th-21st Century Hungarian Music
Institute of Musicology
Research Centre for the Humanities, Hungarian Academy of Sciences
1014 Budapest, Táncsics M. u. 7.
+36-1-2146770
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