Code
01CD6522
Duration
25 November 2022 → 24 September 2023
Funding
Regional and community funding: Special Research Fund
Promotor
Fellow
Research disciplines
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Humanities and the arts
- Musicology and ethnomusicology
- Music theatre
Keywords
Contemporary opera
music analysis
human representation
20th Century
Contemporary
Music
Art
Theatre and performing arts
Project description
Contemporary opera tends to abandon traditional narratives and breaks the tight bond between the singer and the character. Using musicological and performance analysis in combination with composer interviews, Distorted Characters seeks a thorough understanding of the aspects that disrupt centuriesold genre conventions concerning the relation of music, drama, the character and the singer in opera.