Carmen
During the seventeen century a form of musical drama in which vocal and instrumental music are both used, was further distinguished into the performance of tragic and comic plays. Buffa opera (in French - Comique, and in German - Singspliel), had its purpose to make people laugh. In addition, Buffa opera was treated as a piece of the less quality performance often attended by middle and low class of the societies. From the other side , Opera Seria was serious performance with castrato as an mayor part of the vocal production. Opera Seria was usually attended by aristocrats and wealthy individuals that were placed high in the society.Eventhou, opera has divided its main plots into different directions, there was one important exception that changed future development of music and opera itself. It was 1875, when opera Carmen saw the light of reality. The composer was Jean Bijet and libretto was taken from the novel written by Prosper Merimee, French literature novelist, who is the original author of the story about Carmen. Carmen is drama performance which was revolutionary work ma
· 23 October 1878, Mapleson Academy of Music, New York Some of the places that Carmen was performed were: The libretto was by Henry Meilhac and Ludovic Halevy and the final composition was created by Ernest Guiraud who developed recitatives in 1875. It is very sad fact that Jean Bijet did not see the great success of his masterpiece. He died couple months before the premiere, without knowing that this comic opera became the significant part in the history of music. inly because it contained both factors. Opera Seria and Opera Buffa, were both a part of the remarkable tragic drama that was developed into the form of opera comic. The music that follows the vocals and the plot of the play was written during the Romanticism, because Jean Bijet lived in that particular period in time. The music contains the laight motive that is achieved by the beautiful and colorful orchestra which follows throughout the whole play. Carmen is one of the unique operas that could reach the impression of libretto a! These characters made many negative critics during the nineteen century because it was the first time that wo
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