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work_wqgpuzs56fdrbpww7cdyebhj3q	Caroline Hilda Harder	The roles of "mothers" in opera as exemplified by Fides (Meyerbeer's Le Prophete); Kostelnicka (Janacek's Jenufa); Mrs. Patrick de Rocher (Heggie's Dead Man Walking)	2009	189	.pdf	application/pdf	47569	4997	74	stereotyping ofthe role with the mezzo-soprano voice type. opera's context, the dramatic study ofthe mother character, an analysis ofthe musical time, place and musical style among the operas studied, the problems and feelings ofthe tion, Meyerbeer's choice ofa "mother" as a lead character in her maternal, loving role, and this tally), The New Grove Book ofOperas edited by Stanley Sadie lists nine eighteenthcentury operas that include mothers. Fidès, in her role as mother in Meyerbeer's opera Le Prophète, is a tightly knit character opera only the three main characters, Sister Helen, Joseph De Rocher, and his mother, Mrs. Patrick De Rocher, have each been given an aria. designated for a mezzo-soprano voice type who is a prominent character in the opera. connection between the character ofthe mother and the mezzo-soprano voice type, to which and opera genre in order to discern the treatment ofthe "mother" as an operatic character.	./cache/work_wqgpuzs56fdrbpww7cdyebhj3q.pdf	./txt/work_wqgpuzs56fdrbpww7cdyebhj3q.txt