La Musica
E546501
La Musica is the allegorical personification of Music who delivers the prologue in Claudio Monteverdi’s early Baroque opera *L’Orfeo*.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
allegorical personification
ⓘ
mythological figure in opera ⓘ opera character ⓘ |
| addressedTo | the audience ⓘ |
| allegoricallyRepresents | Music ⓘ |
| appearsInAct | prologue ⓘ |
| appearsInWork |
Favola in musica
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
L’Orfeo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| artisticPeriodContext | early Baroque ⓘ |
| associatedWithCharacter |
Euridice
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Orfeo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithComposer | Claudio Monteverdi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithPatron | Gonzaga court NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithPlaceOfPremiere | Mantua NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOriginContext | Italy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| createdBy | Claudio Monteverdi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dramaticFunction |
introduces the story of Orpheus
ⓘ
invites the audience to listen ⓘ praises the power of music ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceWork | L’Orfeo, Mantua, 1607 ⓘ |
| hasAttribute |
allegorical speech
ⓘ
didactic tone ⓘ elevated poetic style ⓘ |
| influencedByTradition | Renaissance allegory ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Italian ⓘ |
| literarySourceContext | Orpheus myth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| meaningOfName | Music ⓘ |
| medium | sung role ⓘ |
| musicalFormOfPrologue | strophic aria ⓘ |
| musicalStyleContext | early Baroque monody ⓘ |
| nameInItalian | La Musica NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfStanzasInPrologue | five ⓘ |
| operaGenreContext | early Baroque opera ⓘ |
| operaTitleTranslationContext | L’Orfeo, favola in musica (Orpheus, a fable in music) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performsInLanguage | Italian ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
personification of abstract ideas in Baroque theatre
ⓘ
prologue allegory in early opera ⓘ |
| roleInWork |
narrator of the prologue
ⓘ
prologue speaker ⓘ |
| setsThematicToneFor | L’Orfeo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
the art of music
ⓘ
the power of music over human emotions ⓘ |
| voiceTypeSometimesSungBy | mezzo-soprano ⓘ |
| voiceTypeUsuallySungBy | soprano ⓘ |
| workPremiereYear | 1607 ⓘ |
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