I Chrissochoidis
Biographic Data
| ID | 4119300 |
|---|---|
| NAME | I Chrissochoidis |
| GIVEN NAMES | I |
| FAMILY NAME | Chrissochoidis |
| SIGNATURE | CHRISSOCHOIDIS I |
| AFFILIATIONS | Stanford University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-3292-2953 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 5 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2009 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2015 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
George Frideric Handel
Though This Be Madness, Yet There is Method In't
Much like Wagner himself, the eponymous hero of Tannhäuser treads a path of stark contrasts and \nrapid swings. From Wartburg to the Venusberg and to the Vatican, the gifted bard transforms from \nself-centered artist to seduced disciple, disillusioned devotee, hopeful lover, self-loathing pilgrim and \nfinally redeemed martyr. He tries everything and everything is trying. These contrasts reach a peak in \nthe opera‟s central episode, the song co…
Reforming Handel
This article explores the first attempt to reform Handelian oratorio, by the Revd John Brown, in 1763. Concerned about the waning popularity and literary flaws of Handel's works, Brown launched a reform campaign through his own oratorio The Cure of Saul , performed at Covent Garden Theatre, and the publication of A Dissertation on [ ... ] Poetry and Music . He also produced the first monograph of oratorio criticism, An Examination of the Oratorio…
Elsa's reason
Once Wagner's most popular opera, Lohengrin has suffered scholarly neglect in the post-war period. This essay re-engages with the work from the novel perspective of game theory analysis. Centring on Elsa's breach of the Frageverbot , it offers a close epistemological study of the opera's main characters. As an alternative to traditional interpretations of the heroine's fatal decision, we propose a complex and psychologically more compelling accou…
Handel at a Crossroads
The years 1738 and 1739 saw a dramatic reversal in Handel's life and career. Wide popularity, admiration, and financial success in the spring of 1738 gave place to unexpected competition and performance clashes with the Italian opera party a year later, spoiling Handel's first oratorio season and exhausting his current account. New documentary evidence culled from a variety of sources allows us to reconsider this period, probe its central episode…
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Handel at a Crossroads
The years 1738 and 1739 saw a dramatic reversal in Handel's life and career. Wide popularity, admiration, and financial success in the spring of 1738 gave place to unexpected competition and performance clashes with the Italian opera party a year later, spoiling Handel's first oratorio season and exhausting his current account. New documentary evidence culled from a variety of sources allows us to reconsider this period, probe its central episode…
Elsa's reason
Once Wagner's most popular opera, Lohengrin has suffered scholarly neglect in the post-war period. This essay re-engages with the work from the novel perspective of game theory analysis. Centring on Elsa's breach of the Frageverbot , it offers a close epistemological study of the opera's main characters. As an alternative to traditional interpretations of the heroine's fatal decision, we propose a complex and psychologically more compelling accou…
Reforming Handel
This article explores the first attempt to reform Handelian oratorio, by the Revd John Brown, in 1763. Concerned about the waning popularity and literary flaws of Handel's works, Brown launched a reform campaign through his own oratorio The Cure of Saul , performed at Covent Garden Theatre, and the publication of A Dissertation on [ ... ] Poetry and Music . He also produced the first monograph of oratorio criticism, An Examination of the Oratorio…
Though This Be Madness, Yet There is Method In't
Much like Wagner himself, the eponymous hero of Tannhäuser treads a path of stark contrasts and \nrapid swings. From Wartburg to the Venusberg and to the Vatican, the gifted bard transforms from \nself-centered artist to seduced disciple, disillusioned devotee, hopeful lover, self-loathing pilgrim and \nfinally redeemed martyr. He tries everything and everything is trying. These contrasts reach a peak in \nthe opera‟s central episode, the song co…
George Frideric Handel
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