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Opera From the Greek: Studies in the Poetics of Appropriation

Opera From the Greek: Studies in the Poetics of Appropriation

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OperaMusic Reference

ISBN10: 0754660990
ISBN13: 9780754660996
Publisher: Routledge
Published: Aug 28 2007
Pages: 226
Weight: 1.10
Height: 0.56 Width: 6.14 Depth: 9.21
Language: English
Michael Ewans explores how classical Greek tragedy and epic poetry have been appropriated in opera, through eight selected case studies. These range from Monteverdi's Il ritorno d'Ulisse in patria, drawn from Homer's Odyssey, to Mark-Antony Turnage's Greek, based on Sophocles's Oedipus the King. Choices have been based on an understanding that the relationship between each of the operas and their Greek source texts raise significant issues. Ewans examines the issues through a comparative analysis of significant divergences of plot, character and dramatic strategy between source text, libretto and opera.

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