This event brings together modern literary scholars, classicists, musicologists and performers in order to assess the productive ways in which reception and performance inform one another. The keynote and the roundtable will focus on the lament as a long-lasting performative trope that, over the centuries, has triggered forms of artistic experimentation across poetry, music, and vocal expression. The panel will be followed by a musical program entitled Ariadne’s Echo: An Exploration of Musical Hauntings. Organized by Prof. Eugenio Refini, Viva Voce is a series of events – conversations, talks, book discussions – that address the intersections of voice, performance and the mechanisms of reception. Featuring specialists from different fields, these interdisciplinary events aim to bridge across research, teaching, and public outreach. Keynote speaker: Wendy Heller, Princeton University Roundtable: Alessandro Barchiesi, NYU Shane Butler, Johns Hopkins University Ida Caiazza, NYU Jacqueline Horner-Kwiatek, NYU Steinhardt Andres Locatelli, Theatro dei Cervelli Jessica G. Peritz, Yale University Jane Tylus, Yale University Elizabeth Weinfield, The Juilliard School Emily Wilbourne, CUNY Graduate Center
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