Law and Opera

This book explores the various connections between Law and Opera, providing a comprehensive, multinational, and multidisciplinary (with approaches from jurists, philosophers, musicologist, historians) resource on the subject. Further, it makes a valuable contribution to studies on law and the humanities. While, for example, the relationship between law and literature has been extensively researched, the relationship between Law and Opera remains largely overlooked. The book approaches the topic from three perspectives in three main sections: Law in Opera, Law on Opera, and Law around Opera.

Introductionby Filippo Annunziata and Giorgio Fabio Colombo.- Part I – Law in Opera: Scalia/Ginsburg: the Rhythm of the US Federal Supreme Courtby Francesca Benatti.- Exile and Identity: Findings of Fact and Opinions of Law in Bellini'sLa Stranieraby Louis Bertone.- Fiat iustitia et pereat mundus. The Tragic Conflicts of the Judge inI due Foscariby Angelo Pio Buffo.- “That may be Japanese law…but not in my country!”. Marriage, Divorce and Private International Law in Giacomo Puccini’s Madama Butterflyby Giorgio Fabio Colombo, Masabumi Suzuki and Dai Yokomizo.- Crime, Prosecution and Justice in Verdi’sOtello by Paolo Di Felice and Alessandro Accinni.- Le Nozze di Figaro and the Sunset of Ancien Régime Legacy on Modern Legal Cultureby Elena Faletti.- Recurring Legal Issues in Italian Operaby Silvia Ferreri.- Le nozze di Wolfgang: About the Meaning of Marriage in Mozart’s Operasby Cesare Fertonani.- The Depiction of Crimes in Puccini’s Worksby Pietro Gandetto.- The “Gesualdo Case” in Contemporary Melodramaby Giovanni Iudica.- Law and Fate inNormaI PuritaniAida andToscaby Przemysław Krzywoszyński and Jan Woleński.- Equality and Social Complexity. A Comparison betweenIdomeneo Re di Creta and LeNozze di Figaroby Mariano Longo.- Revenge between Legal and Social Norms inCavalleria Rusticana by Giuseppe Lorini.- Paternal Justice in Giuseppe Verdi’s Operasby Mario Antonio Riberi.- Giacomo Puccini’sGianni Schicchi. Harmony in the Systemby Maria Teresa Sanza.- Part II – Law on Opera: The Voice of the Opera Singer and its Protection: Another Look at theMaria Callas Caseby Julia Ammermann Yebra.- Critical Edition of an Opera: a New Look for an Old Lady? The Boundaries of Copyright Protection in the EU Countriesby Giovanna Carugno.- A Little-known Source for the Public at the Paris Opéra: the Baux des Loges by Mark Darlow.- What is Allowed in the Opera? – Law as the Boundary of Artistic Experimentby Ewa Łętowska and Krzysztof Pawłowski.- The ItalianScrittura Teatrale: a Peculiar Case of Unwritten Terms Integrating Contractsby Geo Magri.- Der Ring des Nibelungen - From a Criminal Law Perspectiveby Peter Lewisch.- Part III – Law around Opera: Law, Opera and the Baroque Mentality: Contradictions, Paradoxes and Dialoguesby Mariana Lima Maia and Marcilio Toscano Franca Filho.- Schiller’s “An die Freude”, Beethoven’s Ninth and the Struggle over Europe’s Identityby Giorgio Resta.- The Current International and Music Societyby Gustavo Troccoli Carvalho de Negreiros.- Nemorino’s Plagiarims. Author Copyright, Musical Theatre, and Circulation of Texts in theSiglo de Oro of Italian Operaby Filippo Annunziata.