Réécritures du mythe d’Orphée et enjeux esthétiques, philosophiques et formels dans The Mask of Orpheus de Harrison Birtwistle

This article deals with Harrison Birtwistle’s rewriting of the myth of Orpheus in his opera The Mask of Orpheus (1986). Written on a libretto by Peter Zinovieff, The Mask of Orpheus is part of a long tradition of operas dealing with the famous Greek myth. Yet, the way it is tackled by Birtwistle and...

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Main Author: Jean-Philippe Heberlé
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Presses universitaires de Rennes 2008-02-01
Series:Revue LISA
Online Access:https://journals.openedition.org/lisa/1126