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Wednesday, February 27, 2013

Mascolinità -- tenore eroico

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Masculinity and Western Musical Practice

... saw the androgyne as the 'supremely artistic sex'.
 
Compare Nattiez, Wagner Androgyne, p. 288. 204 Masculinity and Western Musical Practice.

Mascolinità -- TENORE EROICO

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Nattiez's study an exposition of the aesthetic of androgyny, its place in nineteenth-century thought, and its particular manifestation in Wagner's oeuvre, is breathtaking in the depth of its research and thoroughly persuasive in the connections it traces in the history of ideas.

A dazzling display of argumentation, fascinating." -- Barry Millington, Opera

"Nattiez's synthetic approach to Wagner's theory and practice make this volume a major contribution to Wagnerian studies.

 It is a highly enriching and most comprehensive treatment of Wagner the artist and the human being." -- Steven R. Cerf, Wagner Notes

"The book provides an analysis of Wagner that is both detailed and erudite.

Nattiez is especially successful in describing the intellectual world in which Wagner worked.... Wagnerians and scholars of contemporary hermeneutics will find much to enjoy here." -- Peter J. Rabinowitz, Opera Quarterly

mascolinità -- tenore eroico -- Wagner

Wagner. Mamutthone: spauracchio, fantoccio (nei campi e negli orti per spaventare gli uccelli). Poi aggiunge: ... si voglia fare provocatorio sfoggio di mascolinità. Si, muttone era ...... Ma il finale ebbe tutt'altro tenore, da escluderne la presenza ...

WAGNER: performing masculinity oh so subtly -- KEYWORD: TENORE EROICO --

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Parsifal: the Met's knights to remember. The most enthralling section of Met's new production of Parsifal is a portion that, ... [Tenor] + Wagner ..... skirt that opens like curtains to reveal pants (performing masculinity oh so subtly)

Wagner Tenor Masculinities -- KEYWORD: TENORE EROICO. Controversy: Parsifal as androgyne

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conceives of music drama as the androgynous union of the masculine ... surrounding the composition of Parsifal between I879 and i882, Wagner ..... the score never prescribes a sexless Parsifal-indeed, Wagner assigns the role to a tenor.

Wagner Tenor Masculinities. Keyword: TENORE EROICO -- "masculine ardour"

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Kundry's wound and that of Parsifal are healed simultaneously in the ... Parsifals is able to convey the masculine ardour of Rainer Goldberg's tenor rendition.

WAGNER Tenor Masculinities -- KEYWORD: TENORE EROICO

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Domingo, with his rich, sensuous, lyric tenor voice, is perfectly tailored for ..... Wagner late opus' nurtured, the masculine German sound which Domingo lacks or purposely avoids.