Propaganda, Negotiations, and Antisemitism at the Teatro La Fenice

What is it about?

The fascist totalitarian regime that ruled Italy from 1922 to 1943 took a direct interest in the production and promotion of music as an important part of a broader system for expressing cultural power and manipulating critical and social thought. The various branches of entertainment, including opera houses, were required to make rigorous use of propaganda, and to follow strict regulations issued in 1942 that excluded Jews from every sphere of the performing arts. Documents from the archives of

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