[AMS-announce] CONF: Ancient Drama in Modern Opera, 1600-1800', Oxford, 12 July 2007

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MESSAGE HEADING: 'Ancient Drama in Modern Opera, 1600-1800', APGRD
conference -- registration now open

'Ancient Drama in Modern Opera, 1600-1800'
APGRD Conference, Classics Centre, Oxford, 12 July 2007

The importance of Greek drama for the evolution of European opera is well
known but tends not to be distinguished from the influence of Greek
mythology more generally. In keeping the focus of this conference on the
influence of ancient drama in the first 200 years of opera's development we
hope to shed new light both on that development and on the reception of
Greek drama. The speakers are drawn from the worlds of Classics, Modern
Languages, and Music, and they include people involved in the performance
of operatic works as well as some of the leading academics in this field.
The provisional speakers and paper titles for this conference are as
follows:

Dr Michael Burden (Director of Productions, New Chamber Opera), 'Myth in
Metastasio's works' Bruno Forment (composer and performer; PhD student at
University of Ghent), 'The gods out of the machine ... and their come-back'
Professor Wendy Heller (Department of Music, Princeton University),
'Playing with fortune: the fate of Pyrrhus in seicento Venice' Professor
Robert Ketterer (Department of Classics, University of Iowa), 'The
influence of Agostino Piovene's translations of Greek tragedy on his opera
libretti in the first quarter of the 18th century' Dr Suzana Ograjenšek
(Research Fellow, Clare Hall, Cambridge), 'Andromache in late 17th and
early 18th century operas' Professor Ellen Rosand (Department of Music,
Yale University), 'Classical themes in Monteverdi' Professor Reinhard
Strohm (Faculty of Music, Oxford University), ' "Addio Tebani!" Oedipus
Tyrannus as opera seria (1729)' Jennifer Thorp (Archivist, New College,
Oxford), 'Dance in Lully's Alceste' Dr Amy Wygant (School of Modern
Languages and Cultures, Glasgow University), 'The Ghost of Alcestis'

After the papers there will be a wine reception and then a short recital of
arias from eighteenth-century tragic operas by Ensemble La Falsirena
(Suzana Ograjenšek, soprano; Luke Green, harpsichord; Henrik Persson,
baroque 'cello). We currently expect the papers to run from 9.30 to 6.15,
and the recital to be over by 8.00.

Enquiries about the conference are welcome at <mailto:apgrd at classics.ox.ac.uk>apgrd at classics.ox.ac.uk.
form. We can provide advice on accommodation in the local area if required,
but we regret that we cannot undertake to make bookings on behalf of
conference delegates.

Student Bursaries The Craven Committee and the Faculty of Music at the
University of Oxford have each generously offered five bursaries to cover
the registration fee for students from the Faculties of Classics and Music.

In addition, thanks to the generosity of the Classical Association and the
Society for the Promotion of Hellenic Studies, a further twenty bursaries
are available to students from any university. Although the ten SPHS
bursaries are earmarked for postgraduate students whose work falls under
the area of Hellenic Studies, students from other departments whose work
would benefit from attendance at the conference are encouraged to apply.
Each of these bursaries will cover the registration fee and offer at least
£20 towards travel expenses.

To be considered for a bursary please send the following items to 'Opera
Conference: Busaries', APGRD, Classics Centre, 66 St Giles', Oxford OX1 3LU
by Friday 11 May 2007:

(i) a letter of application, including details of your programme of study
and, if applicable, an outline of your research; (ii) a completed
registration form for this conference; (iii) an academic recommendation
under separate cover; (iv) if applicable, an estimate of your travel
expenses.

Registration The £20 registration fee includes lunch and all refreshments
on the day. To register for this conference, please either

(i) go to <http://www.apgrd.ox.ac.uk/events/confopera.htm>www.apgrd.ox.ac.uk/events/confopera.htm, and follow the link to
the electronic booking facility for registration and payment online (n.b.
there is a surcharge of 50p for credit/debit card bookings)

or (ii) complete the registration form which is available at
<http://www.apgrd.ox.ac.uk/events/confopera.htm>www.apgrd.ox.ac.uk/events/confopera.htm and send together with a cheque to
'Opera Conference: Registrations', APGRD, Classics Centre, 66 St Giles',
Oxford OX1 3LU. Please contact the APGRD if you would like a paper version
of the registration form.

Funding Bodies We are very grateful to the British Academy, the Classical
Association, the Society for the Promotion of Hellenic Studies, and (within
the University of Oxford) the Craven Committee and the Faculty of Music for
their generous support of this conference.  
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