Law and Opera

Front Matter ....Pages i-xiv
 Law in the Opera, Law on the Opera, Law Around the Opera: A Multidisciplinary Approach  (Filippo Annunziata, Giorgio Fabio Colombo)....Pages 1-9
Front Matter ....Pages 11-11
 Scalia/Ginsburg: The Rhythm of the US Federal Supreme Court  (Francesca Benatti)....Pages 13-31
 Exile and Identity: Findings of Fact and Opinions of Law, in Bellini’s La Straniera  (Louis Bertone)....Pages 33-47
 Fiat iustitia et pereat mundus. The Tragic Conflicts of the Judge in I Due Foscari  (Angelo Pio Buffo)....Pages 49-64
 “That May Be Japanese Law … but Not in My Country!” Marriage, Divorce, and Private International Law in Giacomo Puccini’s Madama Butterfly  (Giorgio Fabio Colombo, Masabumi Suzuki, Dai Yokomizo)....Pages 65-77
 Crime, Prosecution, and Justice in Giuseppe Verdi’s Otello  (Alessandro Accinni, Paolo di Felice)....Pages 79-92
 The Marriage of Figaro and the Sunset of Ancien Régime Legacy on Modern Legal Culture  (Elena Falletti)....Pages 93-102
 Legal Issues in Italian Opera  (Silvia Ferreri)....Pages 103-117
 Le Nozze di Wolfgang: About the Meaning of Marriage in Mozart’s Operas  (Cesare Fertonani)....Pages 119-133
 Criminal Law in Giacomo Puccini Operatic Production: The Crimes Against Persons in Tosca  (Pietro Gandetto)....Pages 135-157
 The “Gesualdo Case” in Contemporary Melodrama  (Giovanni Iudica)....Pages 159-171
 Law and Fate in Norma, I Puritani, Aida and Tosca  (Przemysław Krzywoszyński, Jan Woleński)....Pages 173-193
 Mozart and the Concept of Equality  (Mariano Longo)....Pages 195-208
 Revenge Between Legal and Social Norms in Cavalleria Rusticana  (Giuseppe Lorini, Olimpia Giuliana Loddo)....Pages 209-221
 Paternal Justice in Giuseppe Verdi’s Operas  (Mario Riberi)....Pages 223-239
 Music and Law: Law in Lyrical Operas. Gianni Schicchi by Giacomo Puccini. The Harmony of the System  (Maria Teresa Sanza)....Pages 241-250
Front Matter ....Pages 251-251
 The Voice of the Opera Singer and Its Protection: Another Look at the Maria Callas Case  (Julia Ammerman Yebra)....Pages 253-267
 Critical Edition of an Opera: A New Look for an Old Lady? The Boundaries of Copyright Protection in the EU Countries  (Giovanna Carugno)....Pages 269-282
 A ‘Stolen’ Theatre on Rue de la Loi: The Opéra After Thermidor  (Mark Darlow)....Pages 283-295
 What Is Allowed in the Opera: Law as the Borderline of Artistic Experiment  (Ewa Łętowska, Krzysztof Pawłowski)....Pages 297-314
 The Italian Scrittura Teatrale: A Peculiar Case of Unwritten Terms Integrating Contracts  (Geo Magri)....Pages 315-331
 Der Ring des Nibelungen: From a Criminal Law Perspective  (Peter Lewisch)....Pages 333-342
Front Matter ....Pages 343-343
 Law, Opera, and the Baroque Mentality Contradictions, Paradoxes, and Dialogues  (Marcilio Toscano Franca Filho, Mariana Lima Maia)....Pages 345-359
 Beethoven’s Ninth and the Quest for a European Identity: A Law and Music Perspective  (Giorgio Resta)....Pages 361-375
 The Current International and Musical Society  (Gustavo Troccoli Carvalho de Negreiros)....Pages 377-390
 Nemorino’s Plagiarism: Copyright and Circulation of Texts in the Golden Age of Italian Opera  (Filippo Annunziata)....Pages 391-401