Ariane & Bluebeard
eBook - ePub

Ariane & Bluebeard

From Fairy Tale to Comic Book Opera

  1. 384 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Ariane & Bluebeard

From Fairy Tale to Comic Book Opera

About this book

Maurice Maeterlinck described his libretto Ariane et Barbe-bleue as "a sort of legendary opera, or fairy [opera], in three acts." In 1907, Paul Dukas finished setting Maeterlinck's libretto to music, and the opera's Paris premiere was lauded as a landmark in operatic history.

Ariane & Bluebeard: From Fairy Tale to Comic Book Opera offers a comprehensive, interdisciplinary look at this historic opera, including its structure, reception, and cultural implications. This lively collection juxtaposes chapters from experts in music, literature, the visual arts, gender studies, and religion and philosophy with vibrant illustrations by comic artist P. Craig Russell and interviews with performers and artists.

Featuring material from newly discovered documents and the first English translation of several important sources, Ariane & Bluebeard allows readers to imagine the opera in its various incarnations: as symbolist show, comic book, children's fairy tale, and more.

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Yes, you can access Ariane & Bluebeard by Matthew G. Brown,Th. EmilHomerin,Matthew Brown,Th. Emil Homerin in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Media & Performing Arts & Folklore & Mythic Literary Criticism. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright
  4. Dedication
  5. Contents
  6. Acknowledgments
  7. Introduction
  8. 1. Ariane et Barbe-bleue: A Dramatic and Musical Overview
  9. 2. The Genesis of Ariane et Barbe-Bleue
  10. 3. Performing Ariane et Barbe-bleue: From Premiere to Orchestral Suite
  11. 4. A Feminist Opera? Women’s Rights and Women’s Wrongs in Maurice Maeterlinck and Paul Dukas’s Ariane et Barbe-bleue
  12. 5. Maurice Maeterlinck and the Mystical Ariane
  13. 6. Maeterlinck and Plato’s Cave
  14. 7. Ariane et Barbe-bleue and the Legacy of Richard Wagner
  15. 8. Singing Ariane: An Interview with Katherine Ciesinski
  16. 9. Bluebeard or Female Curiosity? Not the Same Old Story
  17. 10. Reflections on Comic Book Opera: P. Craig Russell’s Ariane and Bluebeard
  18. 11. An Adaptation of an Adaptation: TableTopOpera’s Live Production of Ariane and Bluebeard
  19. Appendixes
  20. Bibliography
  21. Contributors
  22. Index