Beat Furrer: Fama audio theater in the context of problems of the Modern opera genre
https://doi.org/10.26294/ARB.2019.65.6.002
Abstract
The article is devoted to a specific interpretation of space in the opera house of the Austrian composer Beat Furrer. On the example of the opera Fama, an analysis of spatial drama is carried out, as a result of which, the author comes to the conclusion that space and spatial gestures in B. Furrer’s music, play a thematic role.
The idea of a «concise narrative» becomes the lead. With the help of various filters and complex spatial organization, overlapping, converging at one point and diverging sound fields, Schnitzler’s story — the literary basis of the opera — appears as a sound drama, where the theatrical action itself is more likely to be background in nature, and space becomes the main character.
About the Author
S. V. Lavrova
Vaganova Ballet Academy
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Dr. Habil; Ass. Prof.; Researcher ID: U-3307-2017
Rossi St., 2, Saint-Petersburg, 191023
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For citations:
Lavrova S.V. Beat Furrer: Fama audio theater in the context of problems of the Modern opera genre. Bulletin of Vaganova Ballet Academy. 2019;(6):102-114. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.26294/ARB.2019.65.6.002
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