PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Goldovsky, Boris
TI  - Some medical matters in operatic literature
DP  - 1986 Mar 20
TA  - Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine
PG  - 39--43
VI  - 53
IP  - 1
4099  - http://www.ccjm.org/content/53/1/39.short
4100  - http://www.ccjm.org/content/53/1/39.full
SO  - Cleve Clin J Med1986 Mar 20; 53
AB  - This special interest article describes medical material in operatic literature by providing various examples and historical background that focuses on the diverse interpretations of the role of the medical practitioner throughout the history of opera, and highlights the changes in concepts in the practice of medicine from medieval to modern times. Orchestral techniques that mimic some physiological functions are also discussed.