{"product_id":"storytelling-in-opera-and-musical-theater-hardback-9780253049964","title":"Storytelling in Opera and Musical Theater (Hardback) 9780253049964","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eStorytelling in Opera and Musical Theater\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eNina Penner (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780253049964\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 6 October 2020\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e312 pages, 1 b\u0026amp;w illus, 69 music exx., 3 tables - 69 Printed music items - 1 Illustrations, black and white - 3 Tables, black and white\u003cbr\u003e23.5 x 15.6 x 2.6 cm, 0.612 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eNina Penner's \u003ci\u003eStorytelling in Opera and Musical Theater\u003c\/i\u003e is a remarkable blend of musicology and philosophy [that . . .] deserves to be a foundational text for future work on musical theatre.\u003c\/p\u003e - Andrew Kania (The Journal of Aesthetics \u0026amp; Art Criticism)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eStorytelling in Opera and Musical Theater\u003c\/i\u003e is the first systematic exploration of how sung forms of drama tell stories. Through examples from opera's origins to contemporary musicals, Nina Penner examines the roles of character-narrators and how they differ from those in literary and cinematic works, how music can orient spectators to characters' points of view, how being privy to characters' inner thoughts and feelings may evoke feelings of sympathy or empathy, and how performers' choices affect not only who is telling the story but what story is being told. Unique about Penner's approach is her engagement with current work in analytic philosophy. Her study reveals not only the resources this philosophical tradition can bring to musicology but those which musicology can bring to philosophy, challenging and refining accounts of narrative, point of view, and the work-performance relationship within both disciplines. She also considers practical problems singers and directors confront on a daily basis, such as what to do about Wagner's Jewish caricatures and the racism of Orientalist operas. More generally, Penner reflects on how centuries-old works remain meaningful to contemporary audiences and have the power to attract new, more diverse audiences to opera and musical theater. By exploring how practitioners past and present have addressed these issues, \u003ci\u003eStorytelling in Opera and Musical Theater\u003c\/i\u003e offers suggestions for how opera and musical theater can continue to entertain and enrich the lives of 21st-century audiences.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments\u003cbr\u003eOverture\u003cbr\u003e1. What is a Narrative?\u003cbr\u003e2. Telling, Operatically\u003cbr\u003e3. Character-Narrators\u003cbr\u003e4. Orchestral Narration \u0026amp; Authorial Commentary\u003cbr\u003e5. Character-Focused Narration\u003cbr\u003e6. Works \u0026amp; Performances\u003cbr\u003e7. Performances of Works\u003cbr\u003e8. Performances as Works\u003cbr\u003eFinale\u003cbr\u003eBibliography\u003cbr\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Indiana University Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52525311951128,"sku":"9780253049964","price":67.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/storytelling-in-opera-and-musical-theater-hardback-9780253049964","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}