Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Edward Said’s Inner Music by Peter Sellars vii
4. Introduction xxv
5. 1. Così fan tutte at the Limits 1
6. 2. Fidelio’s Difficulties with the Past 29
7. 3. Les Troyens and the Obligation to Empire 55
8. 4. Creation and Coherence in Die Meistersinger 77
9. Notes 105
10. Index 113