[1] Yayoi Uno Evere ’s Reconfiguring Myth and Narrative in Contemporary Opera (hereafter RMNCO), a recent addition to Indiana University Press’s popular Musical Meaning and Interpretation series, demonstrates the theoretical and analytical potential within contemporary opera. Expanding upon Abbate 1991, Evere adapts work on musical narrative and semiotics (such as Almén 2008) to explore various productions of contemporary operas by Osvaldo Golijov, Kaija Saariaho, John Adams, and Tan Dun. She does not assume that her readers are intimately familiar with these operas, and provides enough context in each chapter to guide those who are interested primarily in the theoretical aspects of her analyses. Likewise, her theoretical discussions are generally clear and accessible enough that opera enthusiasts can develop a deeper appreciation for their favorite opera even without an in-depth knowledge of semiotics (although such knowledge is certainly beneficial). Therefore, Evere ’s concise work can provide a point of entry into both modern opera and theories of narrative and semiotics.

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尤诺·埃弗雷特弥生回顾，重构当代歌剧中的神话与叙事

[1] Yayoi Uno Evere 的 Reconfiguring Myth and Narrative in Contemporary Opera（以下简称 RMNCO）是印第安纳大学出版社流行的音乐意义和诠释系列的最新成员，展示了当代歌剧的理论和分析潜力。在 Abbate 1991 的基础上，Evere 改编了音乐叙事和符号学（例如 Almén 2008）的作品，以探索 Osvaldo Golijov、Kaija Saariaho、John Adams 和 Tan Dun 的各种当代歌剧作品。她并不假设她的读者非常熟悉这些歌剧，并且在每一章中都提供了足够的上下文来指导那些主要对她的分析的理论方面感兴趣的人。同样地，她的理论讨论通常清晰易懂，即使没有深入的符号学知识，歌剧爱好者也可以对他们最喜欢的歌剧进行更深入的欣赏（尽管这些知识肯定是有益的）。因此，埃弗里简洁的作品可以为现代歌剧以及叙事和符号学理论提供一个切入点。