Placanica, Francesca
(2018)
The Unsung One: The Performer’s Voice in
Twentieth-century Musical Monodrama.
Journal of Musicological Research, 37 (2).
pp. 119-140.
ISSN 0141-1896
Abstract
In an examination of the evident yet overlooked subject of
the singing body in opera studies, focusing on the soloist’s
voice and role in twentieth-century musical stage works for
a single performer offers a number of engaging insights. By
observing contemporary staging and practices in light of
current performance theories and studies of voice and
opera, it is possible to construct an alternative reading of
the performer’s embodied voice in musical monodrama,
until now not fully addressed in the opera studies discourse.
I argue that the performer’s agency should be redefined as a
compelling extra-text to be asserted both theoretically and
practically in the discourse and production surrounding
twentieth-century monodrama and music theater stage
works for one performer.
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