Verdi and the French Aesthetic: Verse, Stanza, and Melody in Nineteenth-Century Opera - Brossura

Giger, Andreas

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0521349540 ISBN 13: 9780521349543

Casa editrice: Cambridge University Press, 2011

Riassunto

Focusing on Verdi's French operas, Giger shows how the composer acquired an ever better understanding of the various approaches to French versification while gradually bringing his works in line with French melodic aesthetic. In his first French opera, Jérusalem, Verdi treated the text in an overly cautious manner, trying to avoid prosodic mistakes; in Les Vêpres siciliennes he began to apply more freedom, scanning the verses against some prosodic accents to convey the lightheartedness of a melody; and in Don Carlos he finally drew on the entire palette of prosodic interpretations. Most of Verdi's melodic accomplishments in the French operas carried over into the subsequent Italian ones, setting the stage for what later would be called operatic verismo. Drawing attention to the significance of the libretto for the development of nineteenth-century French and Italian opera, this text illustrates Verdi's gradual mastery of the challenges he faced, and their historical significance.

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Recensione:

"Giger's challenging book with its dense analysis of accent, rhythm, stanza and melody makes a fine study for anyone dedicated to Verdi's French operas. Recommended for the brave who will persevere."
--The Opera Journal

Descrizione del libro:

When an Italian composer such as Giuseppe Verdi set out to write a work on French libretto, and for a French audience, he faced the challenges of understanding French poetic rhythms and adapting to French taste. This book illustrates Verdi's gradual mastery of these challenges and their historical significance.

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• Editore: Cambridge University Press
• Data di pubblicazione: 2011
• ISBN 10: 0521349540
• ISBN 13: 9780521349543
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 306