"Evaluating the Pivotal Role of the Unicorn Opera in the Renaissance of Handel's Operatic Works"

Megumi IWASA

Monthly Regular Meeting February 2024 (The 217th Meeting of Opera Research Group)

2024/02/03

Waseda Institute for Research in Opera and Music Theatre (WIROM), Comprehensive Research Organization,Waseda University

Online meeting (Zoom)

https://prj-opera-mt.w.waseda.jp/2024-02-rm217/#more-958

This presentation proposes a reevaluation of the Unicorn Opera's productions at the Unicorn Theatre. It needs a reconsideration of the narrative to acknowledge the contributions of the Unicorn Opera, and for a recognition of their potential influence on the contemporary staging of Handel’s operatic works.