LE PROLOGUE – CONFIGURATIONS STYLISTIQUES
THE PROLOGUE - STYLISTIC CONFIGURATION
Author(s): Adela BihariSubject(s): Music
Published by: Studia Universitatis Babes-Bolyai
Keywords: prologue; baroque opera; lyrical theatre; drama; libretto; personage/character; performance; spectator.
Summary/Abstract: Prologue - theatrical convention at the ancient Greeks was assumed since the beginning in the structure of baroque opera. Distinguished section, with a clear functionality - to present the resume of the piece with the major themes and to take the goodwill of the public, the Prologue had various stylistic configurations. The study presents the most important and significant titles of opera “with” prologue and dramaturgical metamorphosis of this concept.
Journal: Studia Universitatis Babes-Bolyai - Musica
- Issue Year: 55/2010
- Issue No: 2
- Page Range: 109-122
- Page Count: 14
- Language: French