Opera and intercultural musicology as modes of translation
This chapter proposes that both opera and intercultural musicology can be understood as modes of
translation, in which these modes are ways of delivering meaning within a multimodal multilayered context, using the
media (the art form) within a genre (a style, a way of doing things). With reference to an operatic production of
Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream for the Sferisterio Macerata Opera Festival (2013), evidence of an intercultural artistic agenda is explored through
reference to primary source interviews with the artistic director, the festival director and the surtitle translator.
Translation is a necessary act for the spectator and production team in ensuring diversity and accessibility of opera
across cultural borders. This translation process is multimodal. Intercultural musicology seeks to assess the
interplay between the different cultural components of artistic works to explore this multimodal artistic
translation.
Article outline
- 1.Introduction
- 2.
Sogni as intercultural practice
- 3.
Sogni
: An intercultural production
- 4.Conclusions: Intercultural musicology as a mode of translation
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Notes
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