Description
A characteristic feature of Wagnerian and post-Wagnerian opera is the tendency to link scenes with numerous and often surprisingly lengthy orchestral interludes, frequently performed with the curtain closed. Often taken for granted or treated as a filler by audiences and critics, these interludes can take on very prominent roles, representing dream sequences, journeys and sexual encounters. Combining studies of individual musical texts with an investigation of the critical discourse surrounding the operas, Christopher Morris investigates the implications of these important but strangely overlooked passages.
Détails du livre
Format
Broché
Pages
232 pages
Langue
Anglais
Publié
déc. 3, 2007
Éditeur
Cambridge University Press
Éditions
2 éditions
ISBN-10
0521001978
ISBN-13
9780521001977