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    Opera and Emotion: The Cultural Value of Attendance for the Highly Engaged

    Edelman, JA, Sloboda, J and O'Neill, S (2016) Opera and Emotion: The Cultural Value of Attendance for the Highly Engaged. Participations: journal of audience and reception studies, 13 (1). pp. 24-50. ISSN 1749-8716

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    Abstract

    This paper examines the cultural value of opera through a study of its most devoted and long-standing audience members. Its key research objective is to develop our understanding of what opera-lovers love about opera. In doing so, we provide a case study of one way to research audience experience of the arts. We use a theoretically-grounded, interview-based method. Our analysis starts with a quantitative account of what people said, and moves to an in-depth, qualitative analysis of respondents’ emotional engagement with opera. We suggest that this paper will be of interest to performing arts organisations, to academic researchers of audience experience, and to those with responsibility for arts funding and cultural policy.

    Item Type: Article
    Peer-reviewed: Yes
    Date Deposited: 07 Oct 2016 08:01
    Publisher: University of Wales: Department of Theatre, Film and Television Studies
    Additional Information: This is an Open Access article published in Participations: journal of audience & reception studies, published by University of Wales: Department of Theatre, Film and Television Studies, copyright The Authors.
    Divisions: Faculties > Arts and Humanities
    Research Centres > School of Art Research Centre
    Subject terms: Opera, Audience reception, Cultural Value, Interviews, Qualitative Data, Intrinsic benefits of the arts, 1608 Sociology, 1902 Film, Television And Digital Media, 2002 Cultural Studies
    URI: https://e-space.mmu.ac.uk/id/eprint/617206
    ISSN 1749-8716

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