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OPERA AND DISABILITY

Narrative Prosthesis

Normality and Abnormality in Zemlinsky’s Der Zwerg
Analysis

Normality and Abnormality in Zemlinsky’s Der Zwerg

ByCharlotte Armstrong July 22, 2019February 10, 2024

Juxtaposing disabled characters alongside aesthetically normative counterparts in the operatic canon.

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Kill or Cure? The Fates of Disabled Characters in the Operatic Canon
Analysis | Criticism

Kill or Cure? The Fates of Disabled Characters in the Operatic Canon

ByCharlotte Armstrong April 23, 2019February 10, 2024

What happens to disabled characters in opera?

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Auerbach’s The Blind and Disability Simulation
Analysis | Production

Auerbach’s The Blind and Disability Simulation

ByCharlotte Armstrong May 29, 2018February 10, 2024

Considering the use of disability simulation in the 2013 production of Lera Auerbach’s ‘The Blind’.

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Opera’s Narrative Prosthesis
Analysis

Opera’s Narrative Prosthesis

ByCharlotte Armstrong March 26, 2018February 10, 2024

A brief look at what is meant by Narrative Prosthesis, and how it applies to opera.

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