Recognition in Mozart's Operas
Jessica Waldoff
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.
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Year:
2006
Publisher:
Oxford University Press
Language:
english
Pages:
350
ISBN 10:
1429420251
ISBN 13:
9781429420259
File:
PDF, 4.54 MB
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english, 2006