TY - JOUR
T1 - Opera and Film in the Loop
T2 - Persona Speaking, Persona Singing. A Conversation with Composer Keeril Makan
AU - Novak, Jelena
N1 - info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/FCT/6817 - DCRRNI ID/UIDB%2F00693%2F2020/PT#
info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/FCT/6817 - DCRRNI ID/UIDP%2F00693%2F2020/PT#
UIDB/00693/2020
UIDP/00693/2020
PY - 2024
Y1 - 2024
N2 - Two women, Ms. X and Ms. Y, unexpectedly encounter each other in a restaurant on Christmas Eve. While Ms. X, who is busy shopping for her family's presents, engages in a continuous monologue, Ms. Y remains silent. Immersed in illustrated magazines, Ms. Y responds solely through facial expressions and body language. The narrative takes a turn as it unfolds while Ms. X reveals her husband's affair with Ms. Y. Initially, it seems that the married woman is imparting a lesson to her single rival, yet the overpowering silence from the other side complicates the dynamic. Strindberg demonstrates that, regardless of her societal standing, security, and authority, the married woman emerges as vulnerable and hysterical. The torrent of her passionate words rebounds against the wall of silence projected firmly from the other side. However, the disturbing hegemonic gaze of the same invisible, absent, “beloved man” governs them both. This encapsulates the essence of August Strindberg's short play The Stronger (1889).
AB - Two women, Ms. X and Ms. Y, unexpectedly encounter each other in a restaurant on Christmas Eve. While Ms. X, who is busy shopping for her family's presents, engages in a continuous monologue, Ms. Y remains silent. Immersed in illustrated magazines, Ms. Y responds solely through facial expressions and body language. The narrative takes a turn as it unfolds while Ms. X reveals her husband's affair with Ms. Y. Initially, it seems that the married woman is imparting a lesson to her single rival, yet the overpowering silence from the other side complicates the dynamic. Strindberg demonstrates that, regardless of her societal standing, security, and authority, the married woman emerges as vulnerable and hysterical. The torrent of her passionate words rebounds against the wall of silence projected firmly from the other side. However, the disturbing hegemonic gaze of the same invisible, absent, “beloved man” governs them both. This encapsulates the essence of August Strindberg's short play The Stronger (1889).
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U2 - 10.1093/oq/kbae006
DO - 10.1093/oq/kbae006
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85190510088
SN - 0736-0053
VL - 38
SP - 91
EP - 103
JO - Opera Quarterly
JF - Opera Quarterly
IS - 1-4
ER -