Recognition in Mozart's Operas
Nonfiction, Entertainment, Music, Music Styles, Classical & Opera, Opera
| Author: | Jessica Waldoff | ISBN: | 9780190288181 |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press | Publication: | April 13, 2006 |
| Imprint: | Oxford University Press | Language: | English |
| Author: | Jessica Waldoff |
| ISBN: | 9780190288181 |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press |
| Publication: | April 13, 2006 |
| Imprint: | Oxford University Press |
| Language: | English |
Since its beginnings, opera has depended on recognition as a central aspect of both plot and theme. Though a standard feature of opera, recognition--a moment of new awareness that brings about a crucial reversal in the action--has been largely neglected in opera studies. In Recognition in Mozart's Operas, musicologist Jessica Waldoff draws on a broad base of critical thought on recognition from Aristotle to Terence Cave to explore the essential role it plays in Mozart's operas. The result is a fresh approach to the familiar question of opera as drama and a persuasive new reading of Mozart's operas.
Since its beginnings, opera has depended on recognition as a central aspect of both plot and theme. Though a standard feature of opera, recognition--a moment of new awareness that brings about a crucial reversal in the action--has been largely neglected in opera studies. In Recognition in Mozart's Operas, musicologist Jessica Waldoff draws on a broad base of critical thought on recognition from Aristotle to Terence Cave to explore the essential role it plays in Mozart's operas. The result is a fresh approach to the familiar question of opera as drama and a persuasive new reading of Mozart's operas.
