UMD Theses and Dissertations

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    Sexism and Imperialism in Mozart's Don Giovanni, Puccini's Madama Butterfly, and Blitzstein's Regina: A Performance Study
    (2016) Eversole, Anthony Duke; Mabbs, Linda; Music; Digital Repository at the University of Maryland; University of Maryland (College Park, Md.)
    This dissertation project comprises three major operatic performances and an accompanying document; a performance study which surveys aspects of sexism and imperialism as represented in three operas written over the last three centuries by examining the implications of prejudice through research as well as through performances of the major roles found in the operas. Mr. Eversole performed the role of Sharpless in the 2014 Castleton Festival production of Madama Butterfly (music by Giacomo Puccini, libretto by Luigi Illica and Giuseppe Giacosa), conducted by Bradley Moore. In 2015, Mr. Eversole sang the title role in four performances of Mozart and Da Ponte’s Don Giovanni with the Maryland Opera Studio at the Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center, conducted by Craig Kier. Also as part of the Maryland Opera Studio 2015-16 season, Mr. Eversole appeared as Oscar Hubbard in four performances of Marc Blitzstein’s Regina, an adaptation of Lillian Hellman’s 1939 play, The Little Foxes. These performances were also conducted by Craig Kier. The accompanying research document discusses significant issues of cultural, geographical, and sexual hegemony as they relate to each opera. It examines the plots and characters of the operas from a postcolonial and feminist perspective, and takes a moral stance against imperialism, sexism, domestic abuse, and in general, the exploitation of women and of the colonized by the socially privileged and powerful. Recordings of all three operas can be accessed at the University of Maryland Hornbake Library. They are: Giacomo Puccini’s Madama Butterfly (the role of Sharpless) July 20, 2014, Castleton Festival production, Bradley Moore, Conductor Castleton, Virginia Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s Don Giovanni (title role) November 22nd, 2015, Maryland Opera Studio, Craig Kier, Conductor Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center, UMD Marc Blitzstein’s Regina, (Oscar Hubbard) April 8th, 8016, Maryland Opera Studio, Craig Kier, Conductor Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center, UMD
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    Scenic Design for La Boheme and Idomeneo, Maryland Opera Studio
    (2013) Ewonus, Jared Kimball; Conway, Daniel L; Theatre; Digital Repository at the University of Maryland; University of Maryland (College Park, Md.)
    The purpose of this thesis is to document the process in creating the scenic design for the productions of Puccini's La Boheme and Mozart's Idomeneo, which opened April 12th, 2013, by the University of Maryland - College Park, School of Music. This thesis contains the following documentation: research images which contribute to the intellectual design and visually communicate ideas of texture, color, scale, and mood; preliminary sketches; photographs of the 1⁄4" scale models, used to express the scenic design in a three dimensional format; a complete drafting package and paint elevations used to communicate the look of each scenic element to respective shop heads; a unit list which gives detailed information on each design element; the props list which details the construction and purpose of each type of props; the props book which visually supports the information in the props and unit list; and archival production photographs to document the completed design.