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Opera across Borders. Word, Image, Scene and Digital Transformations


ed. by Angela Albanese, Marina Bondi, Benedetta Bronzini, Vincenzo Gannuscio, Berlin/Boston, De Gruyter, Book series, Transcodification: Arts, Languages and Media (open access; forthcoming: January 2026).

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To disseminate the results of the “Polimina. Opera for All!” project in both national and international contexts, the project includes the publication of a volume. We have invited academic scholars and specialists in the fields of musicology, new music languages, literatures, performing arts, vocal and sound research to contribute their insights on the influence and dissemination of opera in the international context.

Contributions include textual analyses of operas, interwoven with a diachronic examination of the literary, linguistic, musical, and scenic contexts that influenced the creation and performance of the works. The volume also includes theoretical contributions and case studies that explore the methods, strategies, and venues (traditional and media-based) for the circulation and dissemination of opera in contemporary times. Additionally, investigations into genre transformations, remediations, and multimedia tools aimed at engaging new generations with musical theatre have been highly encouraged.

The volume has called for contributions related, though not limited, to the following topics:

  • – Rewritings and remediations in the production and performance of Opera in the digital age.
  • – Valorization of the cultural, artistic, and musical heritage of lesser-known Italian texts and musical scores.
  • – Diachronic examination of the literary, linguistic, historical, musical and scenic contexts that influenced the creation and performance of Italian Opera.
  • – Strategies, forms, and models to increase the attractiveness of Italian Opera for new generations, emphasizing inclusion, training, and education, in line with the adaptation of the international model of Community Opera.
  • – Case studies on participatory opera (co-creation of Opera with local communities, involving various professional skills, resources, and specific local characteristics, reusing repertoires, venues, and infrastructures not currently utilized for these purposes).