Project

Distorted characters. The discrepancy between character and singer in twenty-first-century opera

Code
01CD6522
Looptijd
25-11-2022 → 24-09-2023
Financiering
Regional and community funding: Special Research Fund
Onderzoeksdisciplines
  • Humanities and the arts
    • Musicology and ethnomusicology
    • Music theatre
Trefwoorden
menselijke representatie Hedendaagse opera muziekanalyse 20e eeuw Hedendaags Kunst Muziek Theater- en podiumkunsten
 
Projectomschrijving
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.