Sunday, April 13, 2008

Arts of the theater - French opera

The French opera is the traditional opera of France and was separated of Italy. It was cardinal Mazarin to the reagent of king Louis XIV who presented/displayed “named the first opera Pazza Feint” in 1645. This inspired to king Louis XIV and it was the one that is behind prospering of the opera in France. The father of the French opera was Jean-Baptiste Lully; it presented/displayed “Cadmus and Hermione” in the court of the king. After considering that operation, the interest of the king increased still more. This Lully encouraging to do “In Musique de Tragedie”, also known like musique in the tragedies, along with Felipe Quinault. It was the tragic history of Cornelio and Racine and were a musical comedy of the dance with the choral writing. Lully was famous by the music that composed for the games meant for the court as well as many other theaters. Cadmus and Hermione were the first French opera of Lully in Paris.

This pair also was known to alter the complex and detailed baroque diagram. They did five-act structure instead of another one. Before the praises of the operation were sung for king Louis XIV this was inspired of Italy that sung allegorical prolog instead of another one. Then it began with an Aryan who were followed by recitative and a short Aryan who elaboradamente was modeled that had the French taste present and often appreciated. Then it finished with divertissement. It was the most important factor as it implied portions of song, dance, and portions of hospitality that was the main attraction for the hearing. To the half-full ones of of century XVIII “Comique opera” another sort of the opera took the supposition of the people in whom the dialogs and the music of the Aryans were used. Enormous attacks were delivered to make the operation a success and to especially gain the heart of the king. The stage was determined with the portions of details and the special effects known like machinery in which Olivet did the choreography and the Quinault wrote the phrases.

Lully had acquired the whole market befriending to the king. It was only after his death that the other composers secured an occasion to demonstrate their talents. Residue Charpentier was a such composer of the opera that wrote and presented/displayed its first “mMusique of in of Tragedie”, “Medee” in 1693. Then it had the ventilators of alguÌ  n Lully disappointed of the connection this Italian and therefore he received a mixed reaction. Andre Campra and Marin Marais also made their attempts in Musique de Tragedie. Campra more ahead created a new type of opera known like ballet of the opera. It had more dance and musical element in him. Much comedy also was including with a slight argument. This was different than they demonstrated used Lully to compose and it to be a good change for the hearing with him is on answer whelming. This gave the idea to imply comedy in the operation totally. This was done by Mouret that used east style in its love affairs of Ragonde of Them of the work.

Another composer, Jean-Felipe Rameau made important parts same of the history of the French opera after Lully. Its first work Hipólito and Aricie was in the age of fifty. He used much experimentation that created to stir in the hearing. Although Campra would appreciate the ventilators of Lully most of were given an electrical shock. This created a clear line of separation between the hearings. This Rameau made to follow the rules existing. But this time it was opposed by the Italian counterparts called that it old-fashioned. This one was when Rameau created a new sort of the opera known like Comique opera. Opera de Theater Of I la' worked in this idea and got to be very famous in century XVIII. Even in twentieth century the composers such as Reynaldo Hahn and Andre Messager wrote many works in the Comique opera.

To this day the French opera is even alive and popular in many quarters of the country.

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