Chaikovsky and decadence -- Rimsky-Korsakov and religious syncretism -- Scriabin and theurgy -- Prokofiev and mimesis.
Summary
An aesthetic, historical, and theoretical study of four scores, this book is a groundbreaking and imaginative treatment of the important yet neglected topic of Russian opera in the Silver Age. The text explores how Russian symbolist poets interpreted opera and prompted operatic innovation.
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