| Description |
xi, 256 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm. |
| Series |
Opera lab : explorations in history, technology, and performance
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Opera lab.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Part 1. Screening the Stage/Staging the Screen ; Split Loyalties -- Part 2. What Time Is It in New York? ; You Are Here ; You Are More Than Here ; You Are Not Here -- Part 3. Hosts and Ghosts -- Conclusion. |
| Summary |
"From the early days of radio broadcast to today's recorded simulcasts and live online productions, opera houses have embraced technology as a way to reach new audiences. But how do these new forms of remediated opera extend, amplify, or undermine production values, and what does the audience gain or lose in the process? In Screening the Operatic Stage, Christopher Morris critically examines the cultural implications of opera's engagement with screen media. Foregrounding a playful exchange and self-awareness between stage and screen, Screening the Operatic Stage analyzes how opera sees itself on video. Morris uses the conceptual tools of media theory to understand the historical and contemporary screen cultures that have transmitted the opera house into living rooms, onto desktops and portable devices, and across networks of movie theaters. These screen cultures reveal how inherently "technological" opera is as a medium, begging the question of whether it can be understood independently of technology. Ultimately, Screening the Operatic Stage shows how the technologies of televisual representation employed in opera reinforce its audience's expectations for the genre"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Subject |
Simulcasting of opera.
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Operas -- Film adaptations -- History and criticism.
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Operas -- Television adaptations -- History and criticism.
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Operas -- Film adaptations |
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Operas -- Television adaptations |
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Simulcasting of opera |
| Genre/Form |
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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| ISBN |
9780226831275 (cloth) |
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0226831272 |
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9780226831299 (paperback) |
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0226831299 |
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9780226831282 (ebook) |
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