Open AccessOpera Balkanska Carica - From Creation to Contemporary Performance
Author(s) -
Ana Perunović-Ražnatović
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
music in society. the collection of papers
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2744-1261
pISSN - 2303-5722
DOI - 10.51515/issn.2744-1261.2018.10.332
Subject(s) - montenegro , opera , drama , art , carica , art history , history , visual arts , ancient history , botany , biology
The following article is about the significance of the first Montenegro’s opera Balkanska carica (The Balkan Empress) composed by Dionisie de Sarno San Giorgio, based on the drama of the same name – the piece by Montenegrin prince Nikola I Petrović, its importance for the given time (the end of the 19th century) and the territory (Montenegro), namely for when and where it has been created. Also, it is about the role of music and its connection with dramatic text, the contemporary adaptation of the opera and its performance.