Orpheus: a figure of the marvelous in baroque opera

Authors

  • Raphaëlle Legrand Sorbonne University, France

Keywords:

Baroque cantata, The marvelous in Baroque music, Baroque music, Orpheus in opera

Abstract

Orpheus’s character is present in major lyrical works from the beginning and the end of the Baroque period (Peri, Caccini, Monteberdi, Gluck). He also appears in the operas (Rossi, Charpentier, Louis de Lully), ballets (Jean-Baptiste Lully) or cantatas (Ramenau) in which the various modalities of marvelous Baroque musical are expressed through this polymorphic myth. Orpheus can also be seen as a metaphor for the synthesis of the arts, which is proper to opera.

Author Biography

  • Raphaëlle Legrand, Sorbonne University, France

    Ícaro Luiz R. de Melo is currently taking a M.A. degree in Literature (Literatures in English) and holds an B.A. degree in Letters (English with emphasis on Translation Studies) from the Federal University of Minas Gerais (UFMG).

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Published

2018-05-14

Issue

No. 38 (2018): General Topics

Section

Translations

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How to Cite

“Orpheus: A Figure of the Marvelous in Baroque Opera”. 2018. Per Musi, no. 38 (May). https://periodicos.ufmg.br/index.php/permusi/article/view/5241.

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