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Opera Lit midterm

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Circumstances around creation of opera The Florentine Camerata wanted to reform the arts. Drew inspiration from Greek artistic principles. Basso Continuo Recitative: resembled typical dialogue
First opera, composer, and date La Dafne, Jacopo Peri, 1598
First SURVIVING opera, composer, and date L'Euridice, Peri, 1600, libretto by Ottavio Rinuccini comissioned for the marriage of Maria Medici
libretto/librettist Libretto: the script of an opera without any music Librettist: the one who writes the libretto
monody coined by Galilei; single voice accompanied by lute. Allows for expressive harmony to be retained without violating the demands for representation
Jacopo Peri 1561-1633 composer, singer, member of Camerata, creator of recitative style
recitative meant to represent spoken dialogue secco: dry recit, only accompanied by a string instrument who plays rolled chords underneath singer accompagnato: accompanied recit, full orchestra accompanies with actual melodic lines
aria the dramatics of opera. if recit drives the plot, aria's provide commentary. Strophic and based on repetition
ritornello Instrumental breaks
basso continuo and instruments instrument that can play chords— harpsichord, organ, and lute—is required, while an instrument that can play a bass line—cello or bassoon— is usually included. indicate only the bass line and harmonies, which are usually to be played by at least two
L'Orfeo 1607 Monteverdi Alessandro Striggio
La Callisto 1651 Cavalli Giovanni Faustini
Armide 1686 Lully Philippe Quinault
Dido and Aeneas 1689 Purcell Nahum Tate
Giulio Cesare 1724 Handel Nicola Haym
Serse 1738 Handel
Orfeo ed Euridice 1762 Gluck Ranieri de’ Calzabigi
The Beggar's Opera 1728 John Gay Johann Christoph Pepusch
La Serva Padrona 1733 Pergolesi
Le nozze di figaro 1786 Mozart Da Ponte
Don Giovanni 1787 Mozart Da Ponte
Die Zauberflöte 1791 Mozart Emanuel Schikaneder
L'incoronazione di Poppea 1643 Monteverdi Giovanni Francesco Busenello
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