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Project

In Mnemosne's hands. The role of memory in the production and reception of Niccolo Jommelli's 'Argentina' operas, 1740-57

Outputs and Outcomes

Code

01P02908

Duration

01 October 2008 → 01 October 2009

Funding

Regional and community funding: Special Research Fund

Promotor

Marc Leman

Research disciplines

Humanities and the arts
- History
- Art studies and sciences
- Theatre and performance

Keywords

opera memory Rome jommelli eighteenth century

Project description

Memory fulfills a vital role in the genesis and perception of ephemeral performance arts. Dramaturgical analysis of Jommelli's operas for the Teatro Argentina, Rome, bears out evidence revealing the manipulation of spectators' expectional horizonds through memonic strategic, such as topical recall. Critical assessment of the memorabilia pertaining to this repertoire, on the other hand, reveals the listener's 'struggle against forgetting'.

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