Recognition in Mozart's OperasSince 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. |
Contents
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CHAPTER 1 Operatic Enlightenment in Die Zauberflöte | 17 |
CHAPTER 2 Recognition Scenes in Theory and Practice | 44 |
CHAPTER 3 Reading Opera for the Plot | 80 |
CHAPTER 4 Sentimental Knowledge in La finta giardiniera | 104 |
CHAPTER 5 Recognition Denied in Don Giovanni | 165 |
CHAPTER 6 Sense and Sensibility in Così fan tutte | 184 |
A Woman of Feeling | 224 |
CHAPTER 8 The Sense of the Ending in La clemenza di Tito | 265 |
Afterword | 309 |
Beyond Mozart | 311 |
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