Reflections on Opera, Faith and the Orient

ISBN-13: 9786139815142 / Angielski / Miękka / 2018 / 200 str.

Sanna Iitti

Opis

Reflections on Opera, Faith and the Orient examines the portrayal of ancient religions and the Orient in operas and incidental music by Ludwig van Beethoven, W. A. Mozart, Gioachino Rossini, Gasparo Spontini, Richard Wagner and Carl Maria von Weber. The book adds to our understanding about the manifestation of classic aesthetic heritage in late eighteenth- and early to mid-nineteenth-century musical culture, opera in particular. The author especially uncovers traces of Dionysian aesthetics. Next to that, she reflects on the ways in which music made known ideals such as heroism and patriotism, and reveals aspects of the libido's musical manifestation.

O autorze

PhD Sanna Iitti graduated from New York University. She is an independent researcher and a specialist of the vocal music of the long nineteenth century. Her scholarly interests include feminist criticism and music's historiography.