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Symbolism in Costume Design Elements and Expression Modes in Handel’s Opera Giulio Cesare

Authors
Yipin Zeng1, *
1California College of the Arts, San Francisco, USA
*Corresponding author. Email: zengyipin@cca.edu
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Yipin Zeng
Available Online 29 August 2023.
DOI
10.2991/978-2-38476-094-7_19How to use a DOI?
Keywords
Costume Design; Giulio Cesare in Egitto; historical costume; stage design; Symbolism; Handel opera
Abstract

Nowadays, the development of opera culture is always accompanied by the continuous innovation of performing arts and stage art, which is the key for traditional plays to retain vitality under the changes of the times. Among them, the costume design is the most intuitive and effective way of visual communication on stages, which constitutes the overall style tone of the play, and conveys the subjective purpose of the adaptor and the mood of the work. Based on Giulio Cesare opera directed by David Macvicar as a reference version, this article will analyze the costume design for the leading female actress Cleopatra from the perspectives of color combination, historical archetypes, era features, material texture, and the impact of specific makeup and hair designs on the character’s styling. And how the interaction of stage lighting scheduling and character dynamics echoes the plot, conveys emotion, and renders atmosphere. This article will consider, both subjectively and objectively, the special purpose of the costume design and the groundbreaking creation of the role of Cleopatra.

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Volume Title
Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Language, Art and Cultural Exchange (ICLACE 2023)
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Advances in Social Science, Education and Humanities Research
Publication Date
29 August 2023
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978-2-38476-094-7
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2352-5398
DOI
10.2991/978-2-38476-094-7_19How to use a DOI?
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© 2023 The Author(s)
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Open Access This chapter is licensed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/), which permits any noncommercial use, sharing, adaptation, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, as long as you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons license and indicate if changes were made.

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