L'Opéra seria ou le règne des castrats
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Genre lyrique extr�mement en vogue durant tout le XVIIIe si�cle, l'op�ra seria (" l'op�ra s�rieux " par opposition � l'op�ra buffa) constitue l'un des grands moments de l'histoire de l'op�ra. N� et d�velopp� en Italie, son rayonnement s'�tendit � toute l'Europe, � l'exception de la France demeur�e fid�le � la trag�die lyrique de Lully et Rameau.
Divertissement majeur du " si�cle des Lumi�res ", servi principalement par un important bataillon de compositeurs plus ou moins oubli�s, sp�cialistes exclusifs du genre, l'op�ra seria, apr�s une �clipse de pr�s de deux cents ans, conna�t de nos jours un fort regain de faveur gr�ce aux chefs-d'oeuvre, r�cemment remis � l'honneur, que, parmi beaucoup d'autres, lui consacr�rent des cr�ateurs aussi importants que Haendel, Vivaldi, Pergol�se, Mozart ou Gluck. Livrets politiques souvent inspir�s des trag�dies classiques fran�aises de Corneille ou Racine; sujets puis�s dans l'histoire ancienne ou la mythologie, et trait�s toujours avec noblesse et dignit�, th�mes exaltant la justice et la cl�mence des dieux et des souverains, tels sont les ingr�dients de ces drames musicaux o� alternent r�citatifs et airs. Mais tout codifi� qu'il fut, ce genre embrasa un continent durant tout un si�cle par la somptuosit� ornementale, la libert� et la virtuosit� de l'art vocal auquel il donna naissance, et que servit avec une prouesse technique in�gal�e une race de chanteurs aujourd'hui disparue: les castrats. Premier ouvrage de synth�se jamais consacr� � cet empire dramatique que fut l'op�ra seria, qui recouvre � lui seul un quart de toute l'histoire de l'op�ra, ce livre tente de cerner ce genre lyrique sous ses aspects politiques, �conomiques, litt�raires, philosophiques, dramaturgiques, musicaux, vocaux et esth�tiques. Ma�tre de conf�rences � l'universit� de Tours, Isabelle Moindrot est sp�cialiste de litt�rature et de th��tre. Elle est l'auteur de l'ouvrage La repr�sentation d'op�ra: po�tique et dramaturgie.• Author(s): Clear | James • Publisher: Penguin • Publisher Imprint: Penguin Random House • Subject: General Books
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