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Nell'«académie musicale de chant» di Parigi. Rossini al Théâtre-Italien nei "feuilletons" di Delécluze (1832-1863)
2018
The essay explores the reception of Rossini’s Italian operas in the writings of Étienne-Jean Delécluze. A leading figure in the Parisian cultural milieu of his time, Delécluze reviewed performances at the Théâtre Italien for the influential «Journal des débats» between 1832 and 1863. He developed an interpretative frame based on the idea that the Théâtre-Italien should function as as a “school of singing” for Paris, and identified Rossini’s operas as canonical texts that such a school should preserve and promote, in opposition to more recent trends originating from Italy. The breakdown of this cultural project, which had met with some significant public support, is probably linked to the st…
LA CRITICA MUSICALE ITALIANA DAVANTI A L’ORFEO: 1909-1935
2021
L'Orfeo di Claudio Monteverdi venne riscoperto e messo in scena a partire dai primi anni del Novecento. L'articolo prende in esame le prime rappresentazioni italiane tra il 1909 e il 1935 e discute i testi di alcuni esponenti della critica italiana, tra cui Andrea Della Corte e Franco Abbiati.
The Italian “National Opera” Imagined from a Southern Slavic Viewpoint: Franjo Ks. Kuhač and Josip Mandić
2019
The national awakening after the revolutions of 1848, and the related phenomenon of new operatic grammar disseminated from Russia and Bohemia to other countries of Central Europe, were the main factors in promoting a quest of musical autonomy either in Slovenia or in Croatia. In the light of the Southern Slavic people revival, the criticisms on the Italian opera and the Wagnerian Musikdrama, written by the prominent musicologist Franjo Kuhač (1834-1911), and the composer Josip Mandić (1883-1959), reveal two parallel points of view, which have not been taken into account until today. The negative judgement of Kuhač on the last works of Verdi, influenced by Wagner formulae, and the praise of …
«Siamo italiani! Vogliam cose ispirate!» La stampa italiana dinanzi alla Muette de Portici (1832-1846)
2021
Questo articolo prende in esame l’atteggiamento della stampa italiana nei confronti della Muette de Portici di Auber in occasione di alcune rappresentazioni di quest’opera tra il 1832 – data della prima rappresentazione italiana – ed il 1846. In particolare verranno considerate le prime di Trieste, Venezia e Bologna e gli articoli apparsi su «Censore universale dei teatri», «Gazzetta privilegiata di Venezia» e sul giornale satirico bolognese «La Farfalla».