Open AccessHistorical approach to the opera’s libretto-theme in Italy from the end of the 16th century to the first Italian reform
Author(s) -
Areti Tziboula,
Rentzeperi-Tsonou Anna-Maria
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
muzikologija
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2406-0976
pISSN - 1450-9814
DOI - 10.2298/muz2131145t
Subject(s) - opera , subject matter , tragedy (event) , archetype , theme (computing) , style (visual arts) , subject (documents) , criticism , literature , period (music) , order (exchange) , history , art , aesthetics , law , political science , finance , library science , computer science , economics , curriculum , operating system
The creators of opera in Italy at the end of the 16th century gave great importance to the choice of their subject matter in order to reproduce an overall work of art according to the archetype of ancient Greek tragedy. During its progressive course, opera underwent changes, in which libretto and its subject matter constituted major issues of study and criticism and were reformed according to the style of each period but always with quality as a keystone. The present study examines the formation of the Italian opera based on the choice of the librettos from its birth to the first Italian reform.