Octavian and the Composer: Principal Male Roles in Opera Composed for the Female Voice by Richard Strauss
This treatise examines two of Richard Strauss's and Hugo von Hofmannsthal's operatic trouser roles, Octavian (Der Rosenkavalier) and the Composer (Ariadne auf Naxos). The author will discuss the history and operatic traditions of cross-gendered role assignments as a background to examining...
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Florida State University
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| Online Access: | http://purl.flvc.org/fsu/fd/FSU_migr_etd-4351 |