The opera parodies of Florent Carton Dancourt
2001; Cambridge University Press; Volume: 13; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1017/s0954586701000878
ISSN1474-0621
Autores Tópico(s)Historical and Literary Analyses
ResumoUnlike the opera parodies performed at the Comédie-Italienne in the 1690s and collected by Evariste Gherardi, Dancourt's Angélique et Médor and Renaud et Armide were performed during the première runs of their target operas – Lully's and Quinault's Roland and Armide , respectively. Undoubtedly prompted by Lully's opera monopoly and the draconian restrictions on music and dance that affected the musical repertory at the Comédie-Française, Dancourt's parodies take a tongue-in-cheek view of the madness of opera in general, while specifically satirizing the themes, characters, and operatic situations found in Roland and Armide .
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