Assassins, Oklahoma! and the ‘shifting fringe of dark around the camp-fire’

Although widely perceived as untraditional and unpatriotic, Sondheim’s 1991 Assassins is neither; it is in fact based securely on themes and strategies developed within the mainstream tradition of the American musical. In both respects, it shows particular affinity to Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Oklah...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Cambridge opera journal 2004-03, Vol.16 (1), p.77-101
1. Verfasser:	KNAPP, RAYMOND
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Assassinations Audiences Ballads Broadway theater Fringe Guns Musical register Musical theater National anthems Regular Articles Shivarees Traditions United States history Vocal music
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