UNTI IV - Class 26
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The document summarizes major developments in early 19th century opera, including the legacy of Mozart, Rossini's bel canto style, Verdi's focus on realism in works like Nabucco and La Traviata, and Wagner's concept of Gesamtkunstwerk and use of leitmotifs in groundbreaking operas like the Ring Cycle and Parsifal.
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UNTI IV - Class 26
- 1. Opera in the Early 19 th Century The legacy of Mozart Greater musical sophistication “ Humanization” of plots and characters Initial breaking down of entrenched operatic conventions Gioachino Rossini (1792-1868) Absorbed the influence of Mozart Cultivated a highly popular Bel Canto style Developments Attraction to contemporary literary models Selective interest in folk sources and the fantastical Converse interest in greater realism Movement from “number” opera to “continuous” opera
- 2. Guiseppe Verdi (1813-1901) Over 25 operas Early-to-mid: Nabucco (1842) Macbeth (1847) Rigoletto (1851) La Traviata (1853) Late: Don Carlos (1867) Aida (1871) Otello (1887) Falstaff (1893)
- 3. Richard Wagner (1813-1883) Major Operas The Flying Dutchman (1843) Tannhäuser (1845) Lohengrin (1850) Tristan und Isolde (1865) The Ring of the Nibelung: (1869) Das Rheingold (1870) Die Walküre (1876) Siegfried (1876) Götterdämmerung ( Twilight of the Gods ) Parsifal (1882)
- 4. Wagner’s Contribution Gesamtkunstwerk (The “total work of art”) Wagner’s conception of opera as the ultimate combination of dramatic, literary, musical, and other artistic elements Leitmotiv Wagner’s use of discrete melodic motives to connote various characters, objects, and emotions throughout a given opera Harmonic Expansion Wagner’s expansive treatment of harmony and phrase had a vast impact on later composers