Genre Beyond Borders

This book outlines an innovative approach to understanding operetta as malleable and resistant to boundaries, representing a radical departure from traditional categorising approaches.The book provides a crucial insight into the state of the emerging field of Operetta Studies.The chapters offer a truly international picture of operetta activity over two centuries and four continents.The chapter on Socialist Realist operetta in Czechoslovakia represents the first research to be published in English on the topic, an otherwise unknown topic for many Anglophone readers.The book offers fascinating insights for all lovers of operetta and musical theatre as well as researchers.