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Why do sopranos have such a rough time in opera?

Dr Lucien Jenkins discusses the influence of Samuel Richardson on Romantic opera, focusing in particular on Clarissa (1748).


Dr Lucien Jenkins (Guildhall School of Music & Drama) looks at the influence of Samuel Richardson on Romantic opera, focusing in particular on his Clarissa (1748), a vast novel about a family quarrel, social class, female friendship, kidnapping, imprisonment, rape, mental breakdown, religious faith, duels and death.


Speaker(s):

Dr Lucien Jenkins | talks | www

 

Date and Time:

7 March 2018 at 6:00 pm

Duration:

1 hour

 

Venue:

Guildhall School
Silk Street
London
EC2Y 8DT
020 7638 4141
http://www.gsmd.ac.uk/about_the_school/research/whats_on/

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