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ISO 690:

Mojžišová, M. ed.: Cultural and Artistic Transfers in Theatre and Music: Past, Present, and Perspectives. 1 vyd. Bratislava : Art Research Centre of the Slovak Academy of Sciences Institute of Theatre and Film Research, VEDA Publishing House of the Slovak Academy of Sciences. 2021. pp. 268. ISBN 978-80-224-1911-6.

APA:

Mojžišová, M ed. (2021). Cultural and Artistic Transfers in Theatre and Music: Past, Present, and Perspectives. Bratislava : Art Research Centre of the Slovak Academy of Sciences Institute of Theatre and Film Research, VEDA Publishing House of the Slovak Academy of Sciences. ISBN 978-80-224-1911-6.

In: Cultural and Artistic Transfers in Theatre and Music: Past, Present, and Perspectives

This study deals with benefit performances in the Municipal Theatre in Pressburg in the late nineteenth century, with their income meant for the municipal poor relief fund. The city commissioned Magistrate Councillor and municipal Officer for Care for the Poor Theodor Kumlik, the son of the conductor and founder of the Church Music Association of Saint Martin’s Cathedral, composer Josef Kumlik, with organizing these performances. By staging a musical-dramatic repertoire that symbolized the culturedness of Pressburg in the eyes of its German-speaking citizens, Kumlik’s son Theodor drew on the long-standing musical tradition cultivated in the city thanks to the activities of the Church Music Association. Along with the theatre director Emanuel Raul, Theodor Kumlik selected German operas which were highly popular in Pressburg, such as Zar und Zimmermann (by Albert Lortzing) or Hans Heiling (by Heinrich Marschner), for the benefit performances. Moreover, they provided an opportunity for the guest soloists from the Hofoper singing the same roles in Vienna to give stunning performances. In this way, the director secured a solid income which was, after all, one of the main goals of the benefit performances. In addition, he gained the favour of the audience and the support of the municipal representatives. Thanks to these, he led the Municipal Theatre successfully for nine seasons at a time when a battle was being fought to promote Hungarian theatre in the city.

Municipal Theatre in Pressburg, benefit performances, municipal poor relief fund, Theodor Kumlik, musical-dramatic repertoire

ISO 690:

Laslavíková, J.: 2021. Benefit Performances in the Municipal Theatre in Pressburg as an Example of Cultural Transfer in Musical Theatre in the Late Nineteenth Century. In: Cultural and Artistic Transfers in Theatre and Music: Past, Present, and Perspectives. 1. vyd. Bratislava : Art Research Centre of the Slovak Academy of Sciences Institute of Theatre and Film Research, VEDA Publishing House of the Slovak Academy of Sciences, pp.25-46. ISBN 978-80-224-1911-6.

APA:

Laslavíková, J. (2021). Benefit Performances in the Municipal Theatre in Pressburg as an Example of Cultural Transfer in Musical Theatre in the Late Nineteenth Century. Cultural and Artistic Transfers in Theatre and Music: Past, Present, and Perspectives. Bratislava : Art Research Centre of the Slovak Academy of Sciences Institute of Theatre and Film Research, VEDA Publishing House of the Slovak Academy of Sciences, 25-46. ISBN 978-80-224-1911-6.