The Italian Commedia
17 October 2018, 15:00 - 16:00
Talk
This event will be broadcast from The Weston Library: Lecture Theatre
Jessica Goodman outlines the history and practice of the mask-based Commedia dell'arte, exploring its theatrical and musical manifestations across Europe.
Jessica Goodman
Jessica Goodman
Speaker
Jessica Goodman is Associate Professor and Tutorial Fellow in French at St Catherine’s College, Oxford, where she teaches Early Modern French literature and French language. Her research interests lie predominantly in the eighteenth century, and her first book tracked the Parisian career of the Italian dramatist Carlo Goldoni, who (having given the commedia its name in the 1750s) famously reformed the genre in his native Venice, before finding himself forced to return to the very same style on arrival in France. Jessica has written on ... Read Full BiographyHave you also considered...
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The Grand Tour – A European Journey in Song
The 17th Oxford Lieder Festival will celebrate a rich tapestry of music, words and performance in European song. Our Grand Tour of song will showcase the pinnacles of the repertoire while exploring wider cultural and geographical influences. International stars, prize-winning young artists and a wide range of concerts and other related events will take us on this beguiling journey. View the ...