A Note on Oratorio Sant'Elena al Calvario by Pietro Metastasio
2019; American Association of Teachers of Italian; Volume: 96; Issue: 3 Linguagem: Inglês
10.5406/23256672.96.3.08
ISSN2325-6672
Autores Tópico(s)Ancient Mediterranean Archaeology and History
ResumoAbstract This essay examines how Metastasio organizes the oratorio's musicality between recitativo and arias, and how he links such two parts or aspects. Furthermore, it underscores how the hidden quotations and the use of Latinisms are not to be considered for the élite, since they are quiet understandable by a public endowed with average culture. At the end, Metastasio's typical, internal personality split is projected onto the division between Christians and non-Christians.
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