The Musical as Drama

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nology, creating what I think is a confusion of systems of om-
niscience. The question of narrative is also related to the musi-
cal’s penchant for taking up source stories and subjecting them
to the conventions we are talking about. The orchestra leads to
narration, narration leads to stage technology, and both narra-
tion and stage technology lead to the sources. We must discuss
these things, slowly and in order.


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