W. Kettle
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The article is devoted to the textual analysis and comparison between the two versions of the music-theatrical work by H. Villa-Lobos – “Magdalena – A musical adventure” (1948). The problem of comparing the two versions of “Magdalena” – the author’s one (close to the opera genre) and the version adapted for Broadway (as a musical) – is solved in this article in two ways: through the fxation of changes in the original text, and through the analysis of these changes in terms of drama – in the libretto and music. The example of No. 1 of the frst Act shows the destruction of the composition and drama by the co-authors of Villa-Lobos, who adapted “Magdalena” for Broadway, and considerable simplifcations of the musical text, which completely changed the work as a musical whole.
Key words: H. Villa-Lobos, “Magdalena”, Brazilian opera, American Musical Theater,
Broadway, autograph, full score, reduction for piano and voice.
References and Sources
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