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Book SynopsisThis close reading of Stravinsky's The Rake's Progress examines the cultural context of its creation and explores its place in the broader history of opera.
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Table of ContentsAcknowledgments
Part I: The Cultural Moment
Prelude
Part II: The Drama
1. A Convergence of Minds
2. A Happy Collaboration
3. Deeper Meanings
Part III: The Music
4. Stravinsky's "Special Sense"
5. Displacement, Text Setting and Stravinsky's Evolving Aesthetic
6. Stravinsky's Truths and Mozart's Lies—Music, Emotion and Theatrical Distance
7. The Structure of Scenes
8. Ruin, Disaster, ... Saving Grace
Part IV: Performance
9. Venice
10. How The Rake became a Masterpiece
Epilogue: "Good people, just a moment"
Bibliography
Index
