Reconfiguring myth and narrative in contemporary opera : Osvaldo Golijov, Kaija Saariaho, John Adams, and Tan Dun /

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Everett, Yayoi Uno (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Indianapolis : Indiana University Press, 2016.
Series:Musical meaning and interpretation.
Subjects:
Tan, Dun, > 1957- > First emperor.
Adams, John, > 1947- > Doctor Atomic.
Saariaho, Kaija. > Adriana Mater.
Golijov, Osvaldo, > 1960- > Ainadamar.
First emperor (Tan, Dun)
Ainadamar (Golijov, Osvaldo)
Adriana Mater (Saariaho, Kaija)
Doctor Atomic (Adams, John)
2000-2099
Operas > 21st century > Analysis, appreciation.
Opéras > 21e siècle > Analyse et appréciation.
MUSIC > Instruction & Study > Voice.
MUSIC > Lyrics.
MUSIC > Printed Music > Vocal.
MUSIC > Individual Composer & Musician.
Operas > Analysis, appreciation.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of 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.

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