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Opera and its Symbols - The Unity of Words, Music and Staging (Paperback, New Ed)
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Opera and its Symbols - The Unity of Words, Music and Staging (Paperback, New Ed)
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Robert Donington, the noted musicologist, performer, and writer, is
famous for his influential and provocative book Wagner's "Ring" and
Its Symbols, and for his indispensable reference work The
Interpretation of Early Music. In this book he discusses the
workings of symbolism in opera and the importance of staging opera
in keeping with the composer's intentions. Only in this way, says
Donington, can we be faithful to the conscious or unconscious
symbolism invested in the work by the composer and librettist.
Starting form Carlyle's premise that "it is through symbols that
man, consciously or unconsciously, lives, works and has his being,"
Donington interprets scenes and characters from operas by
Monteverdi, Mozart, Verdi, Wagner, Bizet, Puccini, Debussy,
Strauss, Stravinsky, Berg, Britten, Tippett, and other composers.
Time and again Donington sheds new light on operatic situations
that are problematic or have become over-familiar. His lively and
wide-ranging work reveals a deep knowledge and love of opera,
combined with a rare insight into hidden meanings to be found in
music, words, and action.
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