Abstract
This article focuses on three recent operatic objects: Andrea Andermann’s live films of Tosca, La Traviata, and Rigoletto (released in a DVD/Blu-ray box set in 2015); Tom Volf ’s “Maria by Callas” project (on-going since 2017); and the live broadcasts from ope- ra houses to movie theaters, particularly those from the Metropolitan Opera House and the Royal Opera House (since 2006 and 2008, respectively). Based on their examination, I discuss the paradox of the persistence of aura within today’s increasingly mediatized cultural landscape. This paradox takes on the form of the coexistence between an enthu- siasm for technological reproduction and remediation, and a fascination with the values of originality, authenticity, and liveliness. How this paradox unfolds in the case of opera and to what extent it can be overcome are the questions orienting this essay.
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