Peter Grimes

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Synopsis
ã `Who can turn skies back and begin again?' -Peter ã This book contends that Peter Grimes, widely regarded as one of the greatest and most influential operas of the 20th century, is also one of the British theatre's finest `lost' plays. Seeking to liberate Britten and Slater's work from the blinkered traditions of theatre and opera criticism, Sam Kinchin-Smith poses two questions: If an opera was created like a play, and can be staged as a play, is it a play? If a portion of its success and influence is the product of this newly identified theatrical engine, is it then a great play? The answers involve Wagner and W.G. Sebald, George Crabbe and Complicite, Akenfield and Twin Peaks. Challenging long-established narratives of post-war theatre history, this book makes a compelling case for why practitioners and scholars of performance ought to pay more attention to Britten and Slater's achievement - a milestone of unconventional English modernism - and perhaps to other operatic masterpieces too.
Copyright:
2018

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ISBN-13:
9781317192794
Related ISBNs:
9781315558813, 9781138678668, 9781138678668, 9781138380486, 9781138380486, 9781315558813, 9781138678668, 9781138678668, 9781138380486, 9781138380486
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Taylor and Francis
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No
Language:
English
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Categories:
History, Nonfiction, Art and Architecture, Drama, Plays and Theater, Music
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