Composer Michael Nyman wrote the one-act, minimalist opera The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat, based off the neurological case study written by Oliver Sacks under the same title. The opera is about a professional singer and professor whom suffers from visual agnosia. In chapter 1, the plot and history of the opera are discussed. Chapter 2 places The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat alongside a selection of minimalist operas from Philip Glass and John Adams. Chapter 3 contains a history of the Fluxus art movement and shows where Fluxus-like examples appear in the opera. Chapter 4 includes Nyman's usage of minimalism, vocal congruencies, and Robert Schumann as musical elements that convey the drama.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:unt.edu/info:ark/67531/metadc6135 |
| Date | 05 1900 |
| Creators | Avant-Rossi, Joan |
| Contributors | Illari, Bernardo, McKnight, Mark, 1951-, Bush, Deanna D. |
| Publisher | University of North Texas |
| Source Sets | University of North Texas |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis or Dissertation |
| Format | Text |
| Rights | Public, Copyright, Avant-Rossi, Joan, Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights reserved. |
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