Beschreibung:
<jats:title>Abstract</jats:title>
<jats:p>This text, which was written by members of the project <jats:italic>Pasticcio. Ways of arranging attractive operas</jats:italic>, uses Gérard Genette’s term ‘paratext’ in a broader sense. Assuming that every text besides the edited work, which is part of the genesis of these oscillating works compiled of pre-existing musical material called pasticcios, can be understood as a paratext, it reveals the importance of printed librettos, related musical sources and philological contexts (like the often underestimated influence of the singers in the creation of a musical work) for their understanding and edition. Aiming at connecting a database with the online edition of four operatic works via XML, the project members present ideas and structures of the project’s data which can be described as a paratext as well.</jats:p>