From Machiavelli to zarzuela: A performer's guide to William Bolcom's opera Lucrezia
Kim, You Jin
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Title
From Machiavelli to zarzuela: A performer's guide to William Bolcom's opera Lucrezia
Author(s)
Kim, You Jin
Issue Date
2017
Director of Research (if dissertation) or Advisor (if thesis)
Siena, Jerold
Doctoral Committee Chair(s)
Siena, Jerold
Committee Member(s)
Moersch, Charlotte Mattax
Stone, Sylvia
Carrillo, Carlos
Department of Study
School of Music
Discipline
Music
Degree Granting Institution
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Degree Name
A.Mus.D. (doctoral)
Keyword(s)
William Bolcom
Lucrezia
Opera
Chamber music
Mark Campbell
Machiavelli
Practice and performanceZarzuela
Language
en
Abstract
This study explores William Bolcom’s chamber opera,
Lucrezia
(2008), a one-act comic
opera in the zarzuela style based on Niccolò Machiavelli’s Renaissance play
La
Mandragola
(The Mandrake Root) and commissioned by the New York
Festival of Song.
The opera uses catchy musical materials borrowed from the zarzuela tradition and a
libretto based on Machiavelli’s play
—
with a performance run time of only about 50
minutes, featuring a small number of performers (only five singers and two pianos).
A significant part of this study will introduce this work as a manageable addition
to the chamber-opera repertoire. This project also provides a guide for future performers
and audiences alike looking for hidden gems.
As yet there are no scholarly materials on
this attractive opera. My analytical commentary and interpretation and my performance
suggestions should benefit the field of opera and aid future performers of the work. This
study should also be useful for readers wanting to learn more about Bolcom’s chamber
opera.
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