A guide to the performance and musical understanding of the role of Zerbinetta from Richard Strauss’s Ariadne auf Naxos
- UNCG Author/Contributor (non-UNCG co-authors, if there are any, appear on document)
- Elizabeth A. Yoder (Creator)
- Institution
- The University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG )
- Web Site: http://library.uncg.edu/
- Advisor
- Carla LeFevre
Abstract: The purpose of this dissertation is to provide a guide to the performance and musical understanding of the role of Zerbinetta from the 1916 version of Richard Strauss’s opera Ariadne auf Naxos. As one of the titans of the repertoire for high soprano, the role requires considerable study. This dissertation addresses the sizeable singing obligation and technical difficulties of the role, Zerbinetta’s musical requirements, character traits, and material pertinent to historical and dramatic matter. In doing so, it provides the performer with a well-rounded foundation on which to base her interpretation of the character.
A guide to the performance and musical understanding of the role of Zerbinetta from Richard Strauss’s Ariadne auf Naxos
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Additional Information
- Publication
- Dissertation
- Language: English
- Date: 2016
- Keywords
- Ariadne auf Naxos, Commedia, Hofmannsthal, Richard Strauss, Zerbinetta
- Subjects
- Strauss, Richard, $d 1864-1949. $t Ariadne auf Naxos
- Hofmannsthal, Hugo von, $d 1874-1929. $t Ariadne auf Naxos
- Opera $z Germany $y 20th century
- Operas $x Analysis, appreciation
- Commedia dell'arte $x History and criticism