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Curtain, Gong, Steam: Wagnerian Technologies of Nineteenth-Century Opera
By (author) Gundula Kreuzer
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In this innovative book, Gundula Kreuzer argues for the foundational role of technologies in the conception, production, and study of nineteenth-century opera. She shows how composers increasingly incorporated novel audiovisual effects in their works and how the uses and meanings of the required apparatuses changed through the twentieth century, sometimes still resonating in stagings, performance art, and popular culture today. Focusing on devices (which she dubs “Wagnerian technologiesâ€) intended to amalgamate opera’s various media while veiling their mechanics, Kreuzer offers a practical counternarrative to Wagner’s idealist theories of total illusionism. At the same time, Curtain, Gong, Steam’s multifaceted exploration of the three titular technologies repositions Wagner as catalyst more than inventor in the history of operatic production. With its broad chronological and geographical scope, this book deepens our understanding of the material and mechanical conditions of historical operatic practice as well as of individual works, both well known and obscure.
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Publisher | University of California Press
Published date | 18 May 2018
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Format | Hardback
Pages | 368
Dimensions | 229 x 152 x 30mm (L x W x H)
Weight | 635g
ISBN | 978-0-5202-7968-1
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BISAC | music / genres & styles / opera
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