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More Myths & Legends with Iain Scott
March 2 @ 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm EST
Virtual Event
$20.00
Fairy Tales – The Uses of Enchantment
Bruno Bettelehim’s 1976 book “the Uses of Enchantment” raised awareness of the power of fairy tales for both children and adults.
From the writings of Charles Perrault, to Hans Christian Andersen, to the Brothers Grimm, and on to JRR Tolkien and Stephen Sondheim – there has been a cornucopia of subject matter for opera composers.
We will sample Humperdinck’s Hansel and Gretel, Rossini’s Cenerentola, Ravel’s L’Enfant et les Sortileges and Britten’s Paul Bunyan, amongst others, and consider if Bettelheim’s analyses still hold water.
In the series:
Feb. 9: Eternal Feminine
Feb. 16: Slavic/Russian
Mar. 2: Uses of Enchantment
Mar. 9: Supernatural
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