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Arman Schwartz is an academic researcher specializing in Italian opera, timbre studies, and musical modernism. His work explores interdisciplinary intersections of soundscapes, political aesthetics, and objecthood in operatic contexts.
- Primary Investigator for British Academy projects (2020-2023, 2019-2023)
- Published widely on topics like Puccini's realism, Respighi's nature motifs, and Glass's operatic techniques
- Active in opera studies, sound symbolism, and theatrical technology analysis
Research focuses on sedimentation theories in opera, timbre's indexical properties in musical compositions, and the cultural implications of soundscapes in 20th-century works. His projects examine sonic diasporas in New York and staging practices in 19th-century Italian theater.
Contributions include books such as Puccini's Soundscapes: Realism and Modernity in Italian Opera (2018) and co-edited volumes on Puccini's cultural context. Technical expertise spans sound studies, musical object theory, and political dimensions of operatic performance.
