Au prisme des cadrans : Punch and Judy de Harrison Birtwistle à l’Opéra de Francfort
This article examines the recent Frankfurt Opera production of Harrison Birtwistle’s Punch and Judy as a staging of violence and its symbolic transformations. Through a detailed analysis of the scenography, it argues that the production builds a network of visual and conceptual parallels linking bod...
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| Lingua: | Français |
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Miranda
2026
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| Accesso online: | Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM |
| Riassunto: | This article examines the recent Frankfurt Opera production of Harrison Birtwistle’s Punch and Judy as a staging of violence and its symbolic transformations. Through a detailed analysis of the scenography, it argues that the production builds a network of visual and conceptual parallels linking bodily violence, ritual sacrifice, religion, and sexuality. Particular attention is given to the suspension of ordinary time, the fragmentation of scenic space, and the blurred boundary between human performers and puppetry. The staging reactivates the opera’s unsettling interplay of burlesque and brutality, revealing Punch and Judy as a work that raises questions about the theatrical and aesthetic approaches to violence and the vision of humanity that emerges in the work. |
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