Seeing opera anew : a cultural and biological perspective / Joseph Cone.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Cone, Joseph, author.

Contributor:

Taylor & Francis eBooks

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Opera.

Opera--Psychological aspects.

Social evolution.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xiii, 174 pages)

Place of Publication:

Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, [2024].

Biography/History:

Joseph Cone graduated from Yale University (literature, music, science) and the University of Oregon (communications), and for four decades at Oregon State University his faculty position involved research in, and the practice of, science communication with the public. His love and knowledge of opera began at home and school and grew through years of enjoyment, study, and attending performances. This book is his sixth.

Contents:

Part 1. Music-Dramas, Evolutionary Biology, and Psychology. Introduction. What Science has to Offer ; Orfeo : Stories, Singing, and Sexuality ; Rodelinda : Emotion, Music, and Drama ; L'Elisir d'Amore : Mate Choice, Comedy, and Consonance ; Le Nozze di Figaro : Marital Commitment and Challenges to it ; Don Giovanni, Wozzeck : Assessing Adult Character ; Die Walküre, Simon Boccanegra : Parenting, Power, and Posterity ; The Tempest, Lear, Falstaff : Aging and Wisdom

Part 2. Cultural Considerations Regarding Opera. Introduction. What is meant by "Culture" ; Attracting Audiences : War and Peace, Omar, Song from the Uproar ; Origins and Innovations : Before and After La Bohème (the movie) ; Affording Extraordinary Experiences : Les Troyens, Akhnaten.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Electronic reproduction. London Available via World Wide Web.

Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on December 22, 2023).

Other Format:

Print version: Cone, Joseph. Seeing opera anew

ISBN:

9781003254478

1003254470

Publisher Number:

40032110045

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.