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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 |
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 pretense 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.<ref>{{cite book|last=Martin|first=George|title=The Opera Companion|date=2008|publisher=Hal Leonard Corporation|isbn=978-1574671681|page=203}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Einstein|first=Alfred|title=Gluck|url=https://archive.org/stream/gluck001839mbp/gluck001839mbp_djvu.txt|publisher=Alfred Knopf|accessdate=30 May 2014}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 04:14, 31 May 2014
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 pretense 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]
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- ^ Martin, George (2008). The Opera Companion. Hal Leonard Corporation. p. 203. ISBN 978-1574671681.
- ^ Einstein, Alfred. "Gluck". Alfred Knopf. Retrieved 30 May 2014.