The representation of non-Western cultures in opera has long been a focus of critical inquiry. Within this field, the diverse relationships between opera and First Nations and indigenous cultures, however, have received far less attention. Opera Indigene takes this subject as its focus, addressing the changing historical depictions of indigenous cultures in opera and the more contemporary hybridizations of the form by indigenous and First Nations artists. The use of 're/presenting' in the title signals an important distinction between how representations of indigenous identity have been...
The representation of non-Western cultures in opera has long been a focus of critical inquiry. Within this field, the diverse relationships between op...