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Amalia Rodrigues's Amalia at the Olympia

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Amalia Rodrigues's Amalia at the Olympia
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Prof Lila Ellen Gray
Series33 1/3 Europe
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:144
Dimensions(mm): Height 197,Width 127
Category/GenreWorld
Bands, groups and musicians
ISBN/Barcode 9781501346194
ClassificationsDewey:782.42162691
Audience
Tertiary Education (US: College)

Publishing Details

Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Imprint Bloomsbury Academic USA
NZ Release Date 5 October 2023
Publication Country United States

Description

The voice of Amalia Rodrigues, the "Queen of Fado" and Portugal's most celebrated diva, was extraordinary for its interpretive power, soul wrenching timbre, and international reach. Amalia at the Olympia (1957), a recording of her concert at the fabled Olympia Theater in Paris in 1956, an album issued for multiple markets, from France to Japan, catapulted her into the international limelight. This book unpacks this iconic album and the voice, sound, style, and celebrity of Amalia Rodrigues. In so doing, it examines processes which shaped the internationalization of local popular musics and the making of musical stardom in the 20th century.

Author Biography

Lila Ellen Gray is an Associate Professor of Music at Dickinson College, USA. Her book Fado Resounding: Affective Politics and Urban Life (2013), was the recipient of the 2014 Woody Guthrie Award of the International Association for Popular Music (IASPM-US).