Magic Flutes & Enchanted Forests: The Supernatural in Eighteenth-Century Musical Theater - Couverture rigide

Buch, David J.

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ISBN 10 : 0226078094 ISBN 13 : 9780226078090

Editeur : University of Chicago Press, 2008

Synopsis

Drawing on hundreds of operas, singspiels, ballets, and plays with supernatural themes, Magic Flutes and Enchanted Forests argues that the tension between fantasy and Enlightenment-era rationality shaped some of the most important works of eighteenth-century musical theater and profoundly influenced how audiences and critics responded to them.
David J. Buch reveals that despite--and perhaps even because of--their fundamental irrationality, fantastic and exotic themes acquired extraordinary force and popularity during the period, pervading theatrical works with music in the French, German, and Italian mainstream. Considering prominent compositions by Gluck, Rameau, and Haydn, as well as many seminal contributions by lesser-known artists, Buch locates the origins of these magical elements in such historical sources as ancient mythology, European fairy tales, the Arabian Nights, and the occult. He concludes with a brilliant excavation of the supernatural roots of Mozart's The Magic Flute and Don Giovanni, building a new foundation for our understanding of the magical themes that proliferated in Mozart's wake.

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À propos de l'auteur

David J. Buch is visiting professor in the Committee on Theater and Performance Studies at the University of Chicago.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: University of Chicago Press
• Date d'édition: 2008
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0226078094
• ISBN 13: 9780226078090
• Reliure: Relié
• Numéro d'édition: 1
• Nombre de pages: 480
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• Personne responsable: non disponible