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Opera and Its Symbols

The Unity of Words, Music, and Staging

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The author is a noted musicologist, performer, and writer, known for his book Wagner's Ring and Its Symbols, and for his reference work The Interpretation of Early Music. In this book, he discusses the workings of symbolism in opera and the importance of staging an opera in keeping with the composer's intentions. Only in this way, claims the author, can we be faithful to the conscious or unconscious symbolism invested in the work by the composer and librettist.

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Opera and Its Symbols, Robert Donington

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1990
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Titre
Opera and Its Symbols
Sous-titre
The Unity of Words, Music, and Staging
Langue
Anglais
Publié
1990
Format
rigide
Pages
248
ISBN10
0300047134
ISBN13
9780300047134
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The author is a noted musicologist, performer, and writer, known for his book Wagner's Ring and Its Symbols, and for his reference work The Interpretation of Early Music. In this book, he discusses the workings of symbolism in opera and the importance of staging an opera in keeping with the composer's intentions. Only in this way, claims the author, can we be faithful to the conscious or unconscious symbolism invested in the work by the composer and librettist.