Download or read book Viva La Liberta! written by Anthony Arblaster and published by Verso. This book was released on 1992 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An impassioned guide to opera's political dimension. Taking us on a tour of 200 years of great opera, from "The Marriage of Figaro" to "Nixon in China", Anthony Arblaster uncovers the political dimension of an art form all too often considered as purely aesthetic and reveals opera's full vitality and passion for liberty.