Shadows on the wall: memory and premonition in Berioʼs Cronaca del Luogo

OʼSullivan, Alexander

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Shadows on the wall: memory and premonition in Berioʼs Cronaca del Luogo

Date

2012

Authors

OʼSullivan, Alexander

Abstract

Berio's musical action Cronaca del Luogo ("Chronicle of the Place") was commissioned for the Salzburg festival, and premiered at the Felsenreitschule on 24 July 1999. The libretto was compiled from a wide variety of sources by Berio's wife, Talia Pecker Berio.

Keywords

opera, Deleuze, music, time, Luciano Berio

Citation

OʼSullivan, A. (2011). Shadows on the wall: memory and premonition in Berioʼs Cronaca del Luogo. (Honours dissertation, Australian National University, 2011)