Femininity in the Loop: Repetitive Music, Postdramatic Theatre, and the Construction of Meaning in Two Operas by Serbian Women Composers.
In this article, I explore the relationship between repetitive music and meaning in the postdramatic context of two operas by Serbian women composers—Abraham in Flames (2019) by Aleksandra Vrebalov and Deca, opera u 17 pesama [Children, Opera in 17 Songs] (2022) by Irena Popović. I discuss the role...
| Publicado en: | Contemporary Music Review Vol. 43; no. 2-4; pp. 279 - 301 |
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