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The Beautiful and the Damned: pious heroine versus femme fatale
with Catherine Hooper, soprano and pianist Brendan Musk
Opera is full of heroines, tragic or otherwise. However, many of the characters who capture our interest the most are the anti-heroines: the fallen women, the vengeful mistresses, the furious mothers. This lecture recital examines the dichotomy of the virtuous heroine and the damned woman, and how composers use musical tools to characterise both. We consider which of these characters are most relatable to us in 2024?
Includes extracts from
Massenet: Manon
Mozart: Die Zauberflöte, Don Giovanni
Bizet: Carmen
Verdi: La Traviata
Puccini: La bohème
£35.00