Opera and the uses of language : Mozart, Verdi, and Britten / Sandra Corse.

Author/creator Corse, Sandra
Format Book
Publication InfoRutherford, NJ : Fairleigh Dickinson University Press, ©1987.
Description163 pages : music ; 25 cm
Subjects

Contents Introduction -- The Marriage of Figaro -- The Magic Flute -- Otello -- Falstaff -- Owen Wingrave -- Death in Venice.
Abstract This book applies contemporary language theory, particularly post-structuralist concepts and ideas of sexual politics, to a selection of operas by Mozart, Verdi, and Britten. The book examines the relationship between text and music, focusing on discontinuities between language and meaning, and analyzing how these elements function in specific works like The Marriage of Figaro, Otello, and Owen Wingrave.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliography (pages 152-160) and index.
LCCN 86045865
ISBN0838633005 (alk. paper)
ISBN9780838633007 (alk. paper)

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Music Closed Stacks - Ask at Circulation Desk ML1700 .C7 1987 ✔ Available Place Hold