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Vocal Virtuosity - The Origins of the Coloratura Soprano in Nineteenth-Century Opera (Hardcover)
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Vocal Virtuosity - The Origins of the Coloratura Soprano in Nineteenth-Century Opera (Hardcover)
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Nothing strikes the ear quite like a soprano singing in the sonic
stratosphere. Whether thrilling, chilling, or repellent to the
listener, the reaction to cascades of coloratura with climaxing
high notes is strong. Coloratura-agile, rapid-fire singing-was
originally essential for all singers, but its function changed
greatly when it became the specialty of particular sopranos over
the course of the nineteenth century. The central argument of Vocal
Virtuosity challenges the historical commonplace that coloratura
became an anachronism in nineteenth-century opera. Instead, the
book demonstrates that melismas at mid-century were made modern.
Coloratura became an increasingly marked musical gesture during the
century with a correspondingly more specific dramaturgical
function. In exploring this transformation, the book reveals the
instigators of this change in vocal practice and examines the
historical traces of Parisian singers who were the period's
greatest exponents of vertiginous vocality as archetypes of the
modern coloratura soprano. The book constructs the historical
trajectory of coloratura as it became gendered the provenance of
the female singer, while also considering what melismas can signify
in operatic performance. As a whole, it argues that vocal
virtuosity was a source of power for women, generating space for
female authorship and creativity. In so doing, the book reclaims a
place in history for the coloratura soprano.
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