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In opera, singing one's own death is a fate common to many characters. The art is one of the most death-obsessed of all Western forms, say Linda and Michael Hutcheon, authors of Opera: The Art of Dying ...In it, they explore musical drama as a kind of contemplatio mortis , or contemplation of death, an extension of the medieval notion of ars moriendi , or art of dying. Operas, they argue, often portray death in positive ways that depart from traditional Aristotelian ideas of tragedy. Such images may seem counterintuitive to today's audiences, but they allow rehearsals of mortality in ways that give life meaning.--Nina C. Ayoub Chronicle of Higher Education (03/12/2004)

In opera, singing one's own death is a fate common to many characters. The art is one of the most death-obsessed of all Western forms, say Linda and Michael Hutcheon, authors of ""Opera: The Art of Dying""...In it, they explore musical drama as a kind of ""contemplatio mortis"", or contemplation of death, an extension of the medieval notion of ""ars moriendi"", or art of dying. Operas, they argue, often portray death in positive ways that depart from traditional Aristotelian ideas of tragedy. Such images may seem counterintuitive to today's audiences, but they allow rehearsals of mortality in ways that give life meaning.--Nina C. Ayoub""Chronicle of Higher Education"" (03/12/2004)

In opera, singing one's own death is a fate common to many characters. The art is one of the most death-obsessed of all Western forms, say Linda and Michael Hutcheon, authors of Opera: The Art of Dying ...In it, they explore musical drama as a kind of contemplatio mortis , or contemplation of death, an extension of the medieval notion of ars moriendi , or art of dying. Operas, they argue, often portray death in positive ways that depart from traditional Aristotelian ideas of tragedy. Such images may seem counterintuitive to today's audiences, but they allow rehearsals of mortality in ways that give life meaning. -- Nina C. Ayoub Chronicle of Higher Education (03/12/2004)

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