In praise of overstatement -- Wagner's cancan, Fenella's leap ; La muette de Portici and Auber's reality effect -- Bellini's unseen voices -- "Every word made flesh" ; les Huguenots and the incarnation of the invisible -- Uneasy bodies : Verdi and sublimation -- Mimomania : allegory and embodiment in Wagner's music dramas
Summary
A contribution to the study of 19th century opera, this text focuses on the relationship between music and gesture to provide a new perspective that yields an array of insights
