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Showing 1 to 20 of 143 for “"Operas."”.
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The Literary Background of Verdi's Operas
A close look at three specific operas from different periods of Verdi's life, Macbeth, Il trovatore, and Don Carlo will show that he successfully negotiated the balance between artistic freedom and political commitment. For that reason his operas satisfied the patriots of the 19th-century, but …
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Orchestration in the Operas of Richard Wagner
… Richard Strauss claimed in 1904 that Wagner’s operas “mark the only noteworthy progress in the art of instrumentation since Berlioz”. The aim of the dissertation is to achieve a better understanding of both the importance of orchestration in Wagner’s output and the significance of Wagner within …
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Massively multiplayer operas : interactive systems for collaborative musical narrative
… a platform, designed for interactive multiplayer operas, that explores the potential for technology-enabled systems to facilitate creativity through expression, the emotional affordances of musical storytelling, and the spatiotemporal boundaries of copresence. A variety of design experiments for …
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Reconstructing Convention: Ensemble Forms in the Operas of Jules Massenet
… change in style manifest in his twenty-five operas. Massenet's output can be divided into three distinct periods delineated by his approach to form. Representative works from each period will show how he inherited, interpreted, thwarted, and ultimately rewrote the standard formal conventions …
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Dramatic Impulse: Diegetic Music in the Operas of Giacomo Puccini
… of traditional and modern idioms in operas by Giacomo Puccini. Through this perspective, I consider the resulting unevenness of style in Puccini’s works as an expression of the music’s dramatic function, rather than a consequence of any compositional shortcoming. Originally proposed …
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The Comedies of Opera Seria: Handel’s Post-academy Operas, 1738-1744
… explores the ways in which Handel’s late operas intersect with other forms of theater in mid-eighteenth-century London. It seeks to explain how certain comic features of these late works—from the lighter subject matter of the libretti to Handel’s unconventional musical settings—can be seen …
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The Comedies of Opera Seria: Handel's Post-Academy Operas, 1738-1744
… explores the ways in which Handel's late operas intersect with other forms of theater in mid-eighteenth-century London. It seeks to explain how certain comic features of these late works--from the lighter subject matter of the libretti to Handel's unconventional musical settings--can be …
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Disability representation and portrayal in selected South African soap operas: a content analysis
… of persons with disabilities in soap operas, which has been studied minimally in South Africa. The goal of the study is to contribute towards an understanding of media representation of disability and its implications in South Africa, specifically through soap opera, by investigating …
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A historical study on the "eight revolutionary model operas" in China's Great Cultural Revolution
… Revolution (1966-1976) eight revolutionary model operas were popularized as a means of transformation the ideology and values of the Chinese people as well as a political tool in struggle between the Maoists and Luists. When Mao realized that his ideals were being eclipsed, he concluded that a …
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Acquiescence and resistance in the comic operas of John O’Keeffe for the London stage
Irish playwright John O’Keeffe (1737–1833) wrote some of the most popular musical works for the London stage, which consisted of spoken dialogue and songs interwoven throughout. While modern scholarship explores issues of identity, subversion, satire, and colonialism in O’Keeffe’s musical works, it …
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Experiencing Korean pansori as a Western-style singer : a vocal interpretation of Dongjin Kim's operas based on Kim's shin-chang-ak
… with Western style music most notably in two operas that retained their p’ansori heritage while also appealing to wider audiences. Kim believed in the importance of accurately portraying Korean culture and history in his vocal music feeling that Korea’s “unique national music” had much to …
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Deconstruction of American Exceptionalism in the Collaborative Works of John Adams and Peter Sellars
… I have chosen two seminal American operas by composer John Adams—1987's <i>Nixon in China</i> and 2005's <i>Doctor Atomic</i>—and examined their presentation and deconstruction of the popular ideology of American Exceptionalism. These two operas have much in common: both adapt …
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The media's role in the consolidation of democracy in South Africa: the case of the SABC's soap operas as a cultural public sphere
… 2013: 23). Using the case studies of two soap operas of the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC), Muvhango and 7de Laan, the study explores the role of popular media in the enhancement or consolidation of democracy, and the circumstances under which this is carried out. The media of …
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The impact of commercial global television on cultural change and identity formation. A study of Kurdish women and the Turkish soap opera 'Noor'.
… the role played by international television soap operas in identity formation and cultural change in relation to Kurdish women. Currently, Kurdish women live in a cultural context where traditional values often conflict with modern values when it comes to behaviour deemed appropriate for their …
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Redefining America through opera: Representations of Latin/o Americans and a new tradition
… to the present, the bourgeoning trend to produce operas of the Latina/o and Latin American experience is indicative of the development of an emergent sub-genre of American operatic composition. Reflective of the growing Hispanic population within the United States, this significant programming …
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