Reconfiguring myth and narrative in contemporary opera Osvaldo Golijov, Kaija Saariaho, John Adams, and Tan Dun / Yayoi Uno Everett.

Author/creator Everett, Yayoi Uno
Format Electronic
Publication InfoBloomington ; Indianapolis : Indiana University Press, 2015.
Descriptionxviii, 241 pages : illustrations, music ; 25 cm.
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SeriesMusical meaning and interpretation
Musical meaning and interpretation.
Contents Toward a multimodal discourse on opera -- Osvaldo Golijov's Ainadamar : a myth of "wounded" freedom -- Kaija Saariaho's Adriana Mater : a narrative of trauma and ambivalence -- John Adams's Doctor Atomic (2005-2006) : a Faustian parable for the modern age? -- The anti-hero in Tan Dun's The first emperor -- Epilogue : opera as myth in the global age.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references ( pages 219-227) and index.
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Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2015019678
ISBN9780253017994 (cloth : alkaline paper)

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