Émilie, an Opera about Love, Death, and Mathematics

Year: 2017 Authors: Liisamaija Hautsalo; Osmo Pekonen

Core claim

Émilie is a widely recognized opera that transforms Émilie du Châtelet’s life, mathematics, and death into a musically rich historical drama.

Topics

opera, Émilie du Châtelet, historical reception, music analysis

Domains

calculus, Newtonian mechanics, celestial mechanics, geodesy, opera, music composition, spectralist harmony, performance history

Methods

historical background, storyline analysis, critical reception review, score description

Media

vocal score, harpsichord, orchestral timbre, stage performance

Source status

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