1 / 17

Dramatic Alternatives

Dramatic Alternatives. Exoticism, Operetta, and Verismo. Stereotyping the Other: “ Orientalism ”. Product of colonialism Napoleon’s Egyptian campaigns ( 1798–99 ) The Orient as license for the enjoyment of carnal fantasies. Stereotyping the Other: “ Orientalism ”.

sevita
Download Presentation

Dramatic Alternatives

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. Dramatic Alternatives Exoticism, Operetta, and Verismo

  2. Stereotyping the Other:“Orientalism” • Product of colonialism • Napoleon’s Egyptian campaigns (1798–99) • The Orient as license for the enjoyment of carnal fantasies

  3. Stereotyping the Other:“Orientalism” • Félicien David (1810–76) • Le Désert(The Desert) (1844) • “Ode-Symphony”

  4. Stereotyping the Other:“Orientalism” • Orientalism in Opera • Félicien David, Lalla-Roukh(1862) • Meyerbeer, L’Africaine (1865) • Léo Delibes (1836–91), Lakmé(1883) • Jules Massenet (1842–1912), Le roi de Lahore (1877) • Bizet, Les pêcheurs de perles(1863) • Ambroise Thomas (1811–96), Le Caïd(1849) • Camille Saint-Saëns, Samson et Dalila(1877)

  5. Stereotyping the Other:“Orientalism” • Camille Saint-Saëns, Samson et Dalila(1877) • Act III ballet, Bacchanale [Anthology 2-63] • augmented seconds • asymmetrical rhythmic pattern

  6. Bizet’s Carmen (1875) • Spanish gypsy, ethnic minority • Act I, “Habanera” (Cuban import) [Anthology 2-64]

  7. Russian Orientalism • Stasov, “the Oriental element” • Glinka, Ruslan and Lyudmila (1842) • Balakirev, Tamara (1882) • Borodin, Prince Igor (1890); In Central Asia (1880) • Rimsky-Korsakov, Antar(1868); Scheherazade (1888)

  8. Russian Orientalism • Borodin, Prince Igor (1890) • Act II, “Polovtsian Dances” [Anthology 2-65] • melodic undulations • chromatic pass from sixth scale degree to fifth • throbbing drumbeat • English horn as “snake-charmer’s” pipe

  9. Gounod’s OpéraLyrique • Paris ThéâtreLyrique (opened 1851) • Gounod, Faust (1859); Roméo et Juliette (1867)

  10. Jacques Offenbach and Opera About Opera • Jacques Offenbach (1819–80) • Opérascomiques • one-act farces, spoken dialogue and musical numbers • Opérettes(operetta) “little opera” • Opérabouffe • full-evening works • Librettist LudovicHalévy (1834–1908)

  11. Jacques Offenbach and Opera About Opera • Orphée aux enfers (Orpheus in the Underworld) (1858) • Orpheus myth • galopinfernale (cancan) • Les contesd’Hoffmann (The Tales of Hoffmann)

  12. Johann Strauss IIThe Waltz King and Viennese Operetta • Johann Strauss II (1825–99) “Waltz King” • Imperial and Royal Music Director of the Court Balls • Die Fledermaus(The Bat, 1874) • Act II dances [Anthology 2-66]

  13. England’s Gilbert and Sullivan • Arthur Sullivan (1842–1900) • composer • William S. Gilbert (1836–1911) • librettist • The Pirates of Penzance(1879) • “patter song” • Ruddigoe (1887) • patter ensemble [Anthology 2-67]

  14. Italian Verismo • “Truthism” • Naturalistic depictions • Lower classes • Pietro Mascagni (1863–1945) • Cavalleriarusticana(Rustic Chivalry, 1890) • Ruggero Leoncavallo (1857–1919) • Pagliacci (Clowns, 1892) • “Vesti la giubba” [Anthology 2-68]

  15. Innovation and Popularity“Canon” versus “Repertory” • Art vs. commerce • Giacomo Puccini (1858–1924)

  16. Giacomo Puccini’s Ascent • ManonLescaut(1893) • La bohème(1896) • Tosca (1900) • Madama Butterfly (1904–06) • local color • “The Star-Spangled Banner” • Japanese folk songs • “Un beldi” (“One fine day”) [Anthology 2-69]

  17. Giacomo Puccini’s Ascent • La fanciulla del West (The Girl of the Golden West, 1910) • La rondine (The Swallow, 1917) • Il tabarro(The Coat), Suor Angelica (Sister Angelica), and Gianni Schicchi (1918) • Turandot (premiered posthumously 1926) • orientalism • last Italian opera to enter the permanent repertory

More Related