Storytelling in opera and musical theater /
"Storytelling in Opera and Musical Theater is the first systematic exploration of how sung forms of drama tell stories. Through examples from opera's origins to contemporary musicals, Nina Penner examines the roles of character-narrators and how they differ from those in literary and cinem...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Bloomington, Indiana :
Indiana University Press,
[2020]
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| Series: | Musical meaning and interpretation.
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| Online Access: | CONNECT |
Table of Contents:
- Overture
- What Is a Narrative?
- Telling, Operatically
- Character-Narrators
- Orchestral Narration and Authorial Commentary
- Character-Focused Narration
- Works and Performances
- Performances of Works
- Performances as Works
- Finale.
