Recognition in Mozart's Operas - Paperback

Since its beginnings, opera has depended on recognition as a central aspect of both plot and theme. Though a standard feature of opera, recognition--a moment of new awareness that brings about a crucial reversal in the action--has been largely neglected in opera studies. In Recognition in Mozart's Operas, musicologist Jessica Waldoff draws on a broad base of critical thought on recognition from Aristotle to Terence Cave to explore the essential role it plays in Mozart's operas. The result is a fresh approach to the familiar question of opera as drama and a persuasive new reading of Mozart's operas.

• | Author: Jessica Waldoff
• | Publisher: Oxford University Press
• | Publication Date: Aug 26, 2011
• | Number of Pages: 352 pages
• | Binding: Paperback or Softback
• | ISBN-10: 0199856303
• | ISBN-13: 9780199856305