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Opera buffa und Spielkultur

The ludic element contributes substantially to the highly entertaining quality of opera buffa. Within the field of opera research, up to now this aspect has been neglected to a large extent. However, the denomination itself of the buffa-genre usual in the 18th century – “dramma giocoso” – typifies t...

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Main Author: Schraffl, Ingrid
Format: Online
Language:German
Published: Böhlau 2021
Subjects:
Italian opera
18th century
Venice
play
play theories
Italienische Oper
18. Jahrhundert
Venedig
Spiel
Theorien des Spiels
Opera buffa
thema EDItEUR::A The Arts::AT Performing arts::ATD Theatre studies
Online Access:507998
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Summary:The ludic element contributes substantially to the highly entertaining quality of opera buffa. Within the field of opera research, up to now this aspect has been neglected to a large extent. However, the denomination itself of the buffa-genre usual in the 18th century – “dramma giocoso” – typifies the central role of the playful element in this opera form. On the basis of play theories derived from different disciplines – anthropology, psychology, pedagogy and philosophy – the multilayered moments of play in the opera buffa and its performance context are enucleated by analysing the repertory of Venice, the then “capital of amusement”. Thereby, the concept of play is used as an interpretive key applied to this cultural phenomenon as a whole.

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