« Italiana nell’arte, americana negli affari » : Clara Weiss et l’industrie de l’opérette entre l’Italie et l’Amérique du Sud

Abstract

Between the last decade of the 19th century and the first ones of the 20th century, a large number of Italian operetta companies crossed the Atlantic to explore the South American theatre market, formed largely by an immigrant audience. On these tours, many artists ended up settling in the New World. This was the case for Clara Weiss, an Italian actress-singer who became capocomica in South America, but remained closely linked to the Italian operettistic world, establishing a bridge between the two universes.

Keywords

• Clara Weiss
• operetta
• Italy
• South America
• Italian immigration
• Brazil