Opera, or dramatic song
The Tension between Poetry and Music
From Serpina in the Serva Padrona to Susanna in The Marriage of Figaro; from Despina in Così fan tutte to Rosina in The Barber of Seville.
Dizziness and Enchantment. Pain and the Delirium of Love in Romantic Opera
With examples from The Marriage of Figaro, Norma, I Puritani, Lucia di Lammermoor, Il Trovatore, La Traviata, Un Ballo in Maschera, Don Carlos.
An overview with examples from Macbeth, Il Trovatore, Un Ballo di Maschera, Don Carlo
The antithesis of the day, deception, desire, absence and sorrow with night, death, union and voluptuousness
Comments, Recitations and Musical Performances
Relating to: “The Marriage of Figaro” and “Don Giovanni”, “Rigoletto”, “La Traviata” and “Don Carlos”; “The Valkyrie”
