Recognition in Mozart's Operas

von Jessica Waldoff

352 Seiten, Taschenbuch

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

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.

• Themen: Kunst Musik Stile und Gattungen Oper
• ISBN: 9780199856305
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 09.09.2011
• Größe: 234 x 156 mm
• Verlag: Oxford University Press