Lecture
Patrick Bade
Before the Musical: American Operetta: Victor Herbert, Rudolf Friml and Yiddish Operetta
Summary
In the years before and after the First World War, American composers gradually shifted away from the European operetta towards a form of music that evolved into the Broadway musical.
Patrick Bade
Patrick Bade is a historian, writer, and broadcaster. He studied at UCL and the Courtauld Institute of Art. He was a senior lecturer at Christie’s Education for many years and has worked for the Art Fund, Royal Opera House, National Gallery, and V&A. He has published on 19th- and early 20th-century paintings and historical vocal recordings. His latest book is Music Wars: 1937–1945.