South African composer and British librettist, discussing performances of femininity in the 2021 chamber opera 'The Apothecary'

This data set consists of the verbatim transcribed semi-structured interviews with the South African composer and the British librettist of the chamber opera 'The Apothecary', where they were interviewed via Zoom about performances of femininity in the opera. 'The Apothecary' was premiered in London at the Guildhall School of Music & Drama in 2021. The composer (participant 1) and the librettist (participant 2) were interviewed about what inspired them to write the opera; their creative processes; their intentions for writing the opera; what felt important to convey musically in the opera; their views on gender roles within the opera; performances of femininity in opera; reflections on the South African contemporary opera scene; and feminist perspectives in the South African contemporary opera scene.

本数据集包含了对南非作曲家与英国歌剧脚本作者的半结构化访谈的逐字记录，两位受访者在 Zoom 平台上就歌剧《药剂师》中女性角色的演绎进行了讨论。该歌剧于 2021 年在伦敦的 Guildhall School of Music & Drama 首演。作曲家（参与者 1）和脚本作者（参与者 2）被问及创作此歌剧的灵感来源；他们的创作过程；创作此歌剧的意图；在音乐上他们认为传达何种内容至关重要；他们对歌剧中性别角色的看法；歌剧中的女性角色演绎；对南非当代歌剧场景的反思；以及南非当代歌剧场景中的女权主义视角。