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A '''{{Lang|it|licenza}}''' (Italian for "licence") aria or [[Finale (music)|finale]] is a passage in an [[opera]] written in the 18th century or earlier in which the royal patron such as a king or queen or prince who was in the audience was celebrated onstage by the singers. Called a "licence" passage because the composer and [[librettist]] had freedom to drop any |
A '''{{Lang|it|licenza}}''' (Italian for "licence") aria or [[Finale (music)|finale]] is a passage in an [[opera]] written in the 18th century or earlier in which the royal patron such as a king or queen or prince who was in the audience was celebrated onstage by the singers. Called a "licence" passage because the composer and [[librettist]] had freedom to drop any pretence of characters playing roles onstage and openly sing the praises of the royal personages in attendance at the theatre, ''[[Wikt:licenza|licenza]]'' passages occur in operas such as Gluck's ''[[Orfeo ed Euridice]]'' and Handel's ''[[Atalanta (opera)|Atalanta]]'', among others, written to celebrate royal festive occasions.<ref>{{cite book|last=Martin|first=George Whitney|title=The Opera Companion|date=2008|publisher=Hal Leonard Corporation|isbn=978-1-57467-168-1|page=[https://archive.org/details/operacompanion0000mart/page/203 203]|url-access=registration|url=https://archive.org/details/operacompanion0000mart/page/203}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Einstein|first=Alfred|authorlink=Alfred Einstein|title=Gluck|url=https://archive.org/stream/gluck001839mbp/gluck001839mbp_djvu.txt|publisher=Alfred Knopf|accessdate=30 May 2014}}</ref> |
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Latest revision as of 04:50, 1 November 2021
A licenza (Italian for "licence") aria or finale is a passage in an opera written in the 18th century or earlier in which the royal patron such as a king or queen or prince who was in the audience was celebrated onstage by the singers. Called a "licence" passage because the composer and librettist had freedom to drop any pretence of characters playing roles onstage and openly sing the praises of the royal personages in attendance at the theatre, licenza passages occur in operas such as Gluck's Orfeo ed Euridice and Handel's Atalanta, among others, written to celebrate royal festive occasions.[1][2]
References
[edit]- ^ Martin, George Whitney (2008). The Opera Companion. Hal Leonard Corporation. p. 203. ISBN 978-1-57467-168-1.
- ^ Einstein, Alfred. "Gluck". Alfred Knopf. Retrieved 30 May 2014.