Publication Date
2018-05-03
Availability
Embargoed
Embargo Period
2020-05-02
Degree Type
Doctoral Essay
Degree Name
Doctor of Musical Arts (DMA)
Department
Music Theory and Composition (Music)
Date of Defense
2018-04-02
First Committee Member
Lansing McLoskey
Second Committee Member
Donald Scott Stinson
Third Committee Member
Alan Johnson
Fourth Committee Member
Charles Norman Mason
Fifth Committee Member
Dorothy Hindman
Abstract
This essay discusses the making of and philosophies behind Opera Kardashian, a one-act opera about tragedy and the human condition, as told through the infamous Kardashian clan. The opera, composed in collaboration with librettist Tom Swift and approximately an hour in length, creates one of the first known trans roles in opera written exclusively for performance by trans women.
Keywords
Kardashians; opera; trans; vocal music; popera; gender
Recommended Citation
Kaufman, Dana E., "Opera Kardashian: An Opera in One Act" (2018). Open Access Dissertations. 2084.
https://scholarlyrepository.miami.edu/oa_dissertations/2084