Opera And Ballet Essay
Comparing Opera and Ballet from Beginning to Present Time
During the 17th Century Opera and Ballets were combined and performed in the same productions (Smith 23). French Opera began to form in “1669 and after many issues came throughout the creation, they finalized French Opera in 1673” (Mongredien 120). It is noted that the roots of Opera “were influenced from Greek and Roman tragedy, Ancient Rhetoric and work of Plato and Aristotle” (Giroud). The first impact of French Opera “was made by Luigi Rossi’s Ofreo, it was written especially for Paris, glorying Louis XIV in manner of ballet de cour” (Giroud 7). Other sources provides information that “the poet Philippe Quinault and Jean- Baptiste Lully created the French five-act tragedie lyrique, itself indebted both to earlier French forms of Ballet and Drama” (Naxos). “The tragedie lyrique created by Jean- Baptiste Lully and the poet Quinault was not necessarily tragic but it was, at least, serious in its treatment of subjects usually drawn from mythology” (Naxos). Lully set a standard in Opera and Ballet and it caught …show more content…
An example of this is Benserade’s Ballets transformed into Pastorale d’Issy, this art form “known only to us from its libretto since no music survives” (Giroud 10). These Opera and Ballets took place in a “residence of a royal jeweler at Issy as well as a village southeast of Paris. If these performances were successful they would be recommended to the “Mazarin who commissioned a court performance in Vincennes” (Giroud 11). After this mini trial was over and Perrin was released from prison he “announced another genre of Opera and was in the ‘comic’ vein, meaning serious content with a happy ending” (Giroud 11). One new idea always inspires another artist to top the other and become more established in the art but maintaining the roots of the original Opera and
During the 17th Century Opera and Ballets were combined and performed in the same productions (Smith 23). French Opera began to form in “1669 and after many issues came throughout the creation, they finalized French Opera in 1673” (Mongredien 120). It is noted that the roots of Opera “were influenced from Greek and Roman tragedy, Ancient Rhetoric and work of Plato and Aristotle” (Giroud). The first impact of French Opera “was made by Luigi Rossi’s Ofreo, it was written especially for Paris, glorying Louis XIV in manner of ballet de cour” (Giroud 7). Other sources provides information that “the poet Philippe Quinault and Jean- Baptiste Lully created the French five-act tragedie lyrique, itself indebted both to earlier French forms of Ballet and Drama” (Naxos). “The tragedie lyrique created by Jean- Baptiste Lully and the poet Quinault was not necessarily tragic but it was, at least, serious in its treatment of subjects usually drawn from mythology” (Naxos). Lully set a standard in Opera and Ballet and it caught …show more content…
An example of this is Benserade’s Ballets transformed into Pastorale d’Issy, this art form “known only to us from its libretto since no music survives” (Giroud 10). These Opera and Ballets took place in a “residence of a royal jeweler at Issy as well as a village southeast of Paris. If these performances were successful they would be recommended to the “Mazarin who commissioned a court performance in Vincennes” (Giroud 11). After this mini trial was over and Perrin was released from prison he “announced another genre of Opera and was in the ‘comic’ vein, meaning serious content with a happy ending” (Giroud 11). One new idea always inspires another artist to top the other and become more established in the art but maintaining the roots of the original Opera and