Rape at the Opera – Staging Sexual Violence Cormier Hardback 9780472076291

Rape at the OperaStaging Sexual Violence\nAuthor(s): Margaret Cormier\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: The University of Michigan Press, United States\nImprint: The University of Michigan Press\nISBN-13: 9780472076291, 978-0472076291\nSynopsis\nThe most-performed operas today were written at least a hundred years ago and carry some outdated and deeply problematic ideas. When performed uncritically, the misogyny, racism, and other ideologies present in many of these works clash with modern sensibilities. In Rape at the Opera, Margaret Cormier argues that production and performance are vital elements of opera, and that contemporary opera practitioners not only interpret but create operatic works when they put them onstage. Where some directors explicitly respond to contemporary dialogues about sexual violence, others utilize sexual violence as a surefire way to titillate, to shock, and to generate press for a new production.\n\n Drawing on archival footage as well as attendance at live ev.