Global Mediterranean. Postcolonial music histories (16th-20th centuries). IMS Intercongressional Symposium

Session

Opera: Dramaturgy

FP26

Jul 12, 2025, 9:00 AM

Aula 7

Conveners

Opera: Dramaturgy

• Andrea Bombi (Universitat de València)

70. Pre- and post-dramatic approaches in today's early Baroque opera productions in Europe

7/12/25, 9:00 AM

Free paper

Recently, some opera productions have increasingly appeared to be “curated” by stage directors, even more so than in the tradition of Regietheater (director's theater). This trend, first noted by Jelena Novak, involves directors assembling segments from musical history or arias from classical operas and “curating” them into a new creation. I illustrate this trend through the 2024 pastiche...

104. Heterogeneous Sounds and Cross-Cultural Soundscapes in East-West Dialogue: A Study of the Opera Marco Polo (1996–2024)

7/12/25, 9:20 AM

Free paper

Abstract
This study examines the cross-cultural dynamics and shifting power structures in musical theater through a comparative analysis of Tan Dun’s Marco Polo (1996) and the 2024 Sino-Italian co-production of the same title. In the context of globalization, cultural exchange remains conditioned by historical power structures and established narrative frameworks. As an emblematic figure of...

48. Satyagraha in Sound: The Intersection of Glass's Minimalism, Indian Colonial History, and Hindu Mythology (remote)

7/12/25, 9:40 AM

Free paper

My paper reveals the profound impact of Philip Glass’s portrayal of the concept of “Satyagraha” (“truth force”) that shaped a movement that ultimately led India to independence in 1947. The term was coined by a figure synonymous with both Indian and world history, Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, or "Mahatma" ("great-souled") Gandhi. His contributions to the Indian freedom movement have transcended...