1st Edition
Curating Opera Reinventing the Past Through Museums of Opera and Art
Chapter 1: 'Curationism'
Chapter 2: Towards the curation of opera
Chapter 3: The rise and fall of the public art museum
Part Two
Chapter 4: The invention of opera
Chapter 5: Operatic transformations
Chapter 6: From marketplace to museum
Chapter 7: Mozart’s operas during the long nineteenth century (1)
Chapter 8: Mozart’s operas during the long nineteenth century (2)
Chapter 9: Boom and bust in the nineteenth century
Part Three
Chapter 10: The sociology of the opera house – insiders
Chapter 11: The operatic work and the concept of Werktreue
Chapter 12: Rossini, Rembrandt and the Werktreue debate
Chapter 13: Dramaturgy and the dramaturge in the opera house
Chapter 14: The dramaturgy of murder and madness
Chapter 15: ‘Deeds of music made visible’
Chapter 16: Conclusion / Afterword
Biography
Stephen Mould studied music in Sydney and London, subsequently pursuing a career in opera houses, where he has been employed as a coach, musical assistant, conductor and senior administrator in Germany, Belgium, Australia and the USA. For thirteen years he was a member of the staff of Opera Australia, as a musical assistant, conductor and Head of Music. He is currently senior lecturer in conducting and operatic studies at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music, The University of Sydney.
