Seventeenth-century opera and the sound of the commedia dell'arte
By: Emily Wilbourne
Published: 2016
Language: eng
Number of pages: 229
ISBN-13: 9780226401577
Subjects: Opera; History and criticism; Influence; Characters; Commedia dell'arte
Description: Highlighting productive ties between the two worlds of Italian opera and commedia dell'arte, from the audiences and venues to the actors and singers, Wilbourne brilliantly shows how the sound of commedia performance ultimately underwrote the success of opera as a genre.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 209-224) and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction. The tragedies and comedies recited by the Zanni; title: The commedia dell'arte as theater; title: "Ma meglio di tutti Arianna comediante"; title: The serious elements of early comic opera; title: Penelope and Poppea as stock figures of the commedia dell'arte; title: Conclusion. Seventeenth-century opera and the sound of the commedia dell'arte.