Female Sexual Identity and Characterization in Richard Strauss’s Salome

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dc.contributor.advisorCitron, Marcia J.
dc.contributor.committeeMemberBailey, Walter B.
dc.contributor.committeeMemberFerris, David
dc.creatorMurphy, Maria
dc.date.accessioned2012-09-06T04:46:16Z
dc.date.accessioned2012-09-06T04:46:27Z
dc.date.available2012-09-06T04:46:16Z
dc.date.available2012-09-06T04:46:27Z
dc.date.created2012-05
dc.date.issued2012-09-05
dc.date.submittedMay 2012
dc.date.updated2012-09-06T04:46:27Z
dc.description.abstractThis thesis examines the sexual development and characterization of the title character in Richard Strauss’s Salome (1905). It contends that Salome experiences a sexual evolution—a "maturing"—that Strauss derives from Oscar Wilde's play and further emphasizes through Salome's musical language and character development. Three structural phases in Salome's sexual development are proposed: a pre-pubescent phase, a phase of sexual awakening, and a phase of dangerous sexuality. The characterization of Salome is also explored through the lens of performance theory, in an examination of the film versions of Götz Friedrich (1974), Jürgen Flimm (2004), and David McVicar (2008). In addition, the thesis applies Wildean literature on aestheticism and spirituality to Strauss’s opera to show that Salome’s sexual transformation presents an alternative path to self-fulfillment apart from religious salvation. Strauss’s setting reveals a secular, or temporal, aestheticism that leads to an earthly spirituality.
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dc.identifier.citationMurphy, Maria. "Female Sexual Identity and Characterization in Richard Strauss’s Salome." (2012) Master’s Thesis, Rice University. <a href="https://hdl.handle.net/1911/64708">https://hdl.handle.net/1911/64708</a>.
dc.identifier.slug123456789/ETD-2012-05-184
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1911/64708
dc.language.isoeng
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dc.subjectRichard Strauss
dc.subjectSalome
dc.subjectSexuality
dc.subjectGender
dc.subjectMusic
dc.subjectOscar Wilde
dc.subjectOpera
dc.subjectReligion
dc.subjectMusicology
dc.titleFemale Sexual Identity and Characterization in Richard Strauss’s Salome
dc.typeThesis
dc.type.materialText
thesis.degree.departmentMusic
thesis.degree.disciplineMusic
thesis.degree.grantorRice University
thesis.degree.levelMasters
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Music
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