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David Conte's The Gift of the Magi: Educational value in an American opera

Lee, Euigun

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Title
David Conte's The Gift of the Magi: Educational value in an American opera
Author(s)
Lee, Euigun
Issue Date
2021
Director of Research (if dissertation) or Advisor (if thesis)
Taylor, Stephen
Doctoral Committee Chair(s)
Gunn, Julie
Committee Member(s)
  • Gunn, Nathan
  • Megill, Andrew
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)
  • American opera
  • """The Gift of the Magi"""
  • David Conte
  • 20th century American opera
  • American opera for education
  • opera - short story
  • opera - a hour running time
  • opera- one act
Language
en
Abstract
This thesis serves as a guide to David Conte’s opera The Gift of the Magi to provide undergraduate students majoring in vocal performance at both large and small size music departments at universities in the United States with an opportunity to experience opera performances. Moreover, The Gift of the Magi is analyzed from the standpoint of a singer performing an opera, which is compared to other American operas of similar scale. Finally, this thesis investigates a number of performances of this opera by students in US schools of music to determine the system of opera education under which they were performing. Through all the comparisons and results, the goal of this thesis is to prove the educational value of Conte’s The Gift of the Magi.
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Copyright 2021 Euigun Lee

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