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OverviewStorytelling in Opera and Musical Theater is the first systematic exploration of how sung forms of drama tell stories. Through examples from opera's origins to contemporary musicals, Nina Penner examines the roles of character-narrators and how they differ from those in literary and cinematic works, how music can orient spectators to characters' points of view, how being privy to characters' inner thoughts and feelings may evoke feelings of sympathy or empathy, and how performers' choices affect not only who is telling the story but what story is being told. Unique about Penner's approach is her engagement with current work in analytic philosophy. Her study reveals not only the resources this philosophical tradition can bring to musicology but those which musicology can bring to philosophy, challenging and refining accounts of narrative, point of view, and the work-performance relationship within both disciplines. She also considers practical problems singers and directors confront on a daily basis, such as what to do about Wagner's Jewish caricatures and the racism of Orientalist operas. More generally, Penner reflects on how centuries-old works remain meaningful to contemporary audiences and have the power to attract new, more diverse audiences to opera and musical theater. By exploring how practitioners past and present have addressed these issues, Storytelling in Opera and Musical Theater offers suggestions for how opera and musical theater can continue to entertain and enrich the lives of 21st-century audiences. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Nina PennerPublisher: Indiana University Press Imprint: Indiana University Press Weight: 0.481kg ISBN: 9780253049971ISBN 10: 0253049970 Pages: 312 Publication Date: 06 October 2020 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Overture 1. What is a Narrative? 2. Telling, Operatically 3. Character-Narrators 4. Orchestral Narration & Authorial Commentary 5. Character-Focused Narration 6. Works & Performances 7. Performances of Works 8. Performances as Works Finale Bibliography IndexReviewsNina Penner's Storytelling in Opera and Musical Theater is a remarkable blend of musicology and philosophy [that . . .] deserves to be a foundational text for future work on musical theatre. -- Andrew Kania * The Journal of Aesthetics & Art Criticism * Author InformationNina Penner is Assistant Professor of Music at Brock University in St. Catharines, Ontario. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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