When the Primo Uomo is the Antagonist: The Twofold Dramaturgy of Metastasio’s Operas

Music historiography generally describes opera seria as an archetypal genre built on two premises: role typology and the number and placement of arias. Approaches from the perspective of theatre scholarship (Gilles de Van) and musical dramaturgy (Dahlhaus, Bianconi, Feldman, Heller), however, highli...

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Autores: Torrente Sánchez-Guisande, Álvaro José, Domínguez Rodríguez, José María
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2025
País:España
Institución:Universidad Complutense de Madrid (UCM)
Repositorio:Docta Complutense
Idioma:inglés
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Opera seria
Musical dramaturgy
Metastasio
Roles
Opera librettos
Música
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spelling When the Primo Uomo is the Antagonist: The Twofold Dramaturgy of Metastasio’s OperasTorrente Sánchez-Guisande, Álvaro JoséDomínguez Rodríguez, José María781.2Opera seriaMusical dramaturgyMetastasioRolesOpera librettosMúsica6203.06 Música, MusicologíaMusic historiography generally describes opera seria as an archetypal genre built on two premises: role typology and the number and placement of arias. Approaches from the perspective of theatre scholarship (Gilles de Van) and musical dramaturgy (Dahlhaus, Bianconi, Feldman, Heller), however, highlight the importance of the constellation of characters and the complementarity of actions in the construction of the drama. Adopting the latter perspective, this article explores the distinctive characteristics of the twenty-six dramas written by Metastasio, considering the singular constellations found in each of them (in terms of status, kinship and emotions) as well as the convenienze teatrali imposed by the business of opera. We show how Metastasio built a twofold dramaturgy in his dramas to meet both the expectations of dramatic literature and the requirements of musical expression of emotions. This explains why the primo uomo (Poro) could be the antagonist of the hero (Alessandro) in Metastasio's Alessandro nell'Indie.Cambridge University PressUniversidad Complutense de Madrid20252025-01-0120252025-01-01journal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501VoRhttp://purl.org/coar/version/c_970fb48d4fbd8a85info:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/120432reponame:Docta Complutenseinstname:Universidad Complutense de Madrid (UCM)Inglésengopen accesshttp://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_abf2Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 Internationalhttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:docta.ucm.es:20.500.14352/1204322026-06-02T12:44:21Z
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title When the Primo Uomo is the Antagonist: The Twofold Dramaturgy of Metastasio’s Operas
spellingShingle When the Primo Uomo is the Antagonist: The Twofold Dramaturgy of Metastasio’s Operas
Torrente Sánchez-Guisande, Álvaro José
781.2
Opera seria
Musical dramaturgy
Metastasio
Roles
Opera librettos
Música
6203.06 Música, Musicología
title_short When the Primo Uomo is the Antagonist: The Twofold Dramaturgy of Metastasio’s Operas
title_full When the Primo Uomo is the Antagonist: The Twofold Dramaturgy of Metastasio’s Operas
title_fullStr When the Primo Uomo is the Antagonist: The Twofold Dramaturgy of Metastasio’s Operas
title_full_unstemmed When the Primo Uomo is the Antagonist: The Twofold Dramaturgy of Metastasio’s Operas
title_sort When the Primo Uomo is the Antagonist: The Twofold Dramaturgy of Metastasio’s Operas
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Torrente Sánchez-Guisande, Álvaro José
Domínguez Rodríguez, José María
author Torrente Sánchez-Guisande, Álvaro José
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Domínguez Rodríguez, José María
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dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv 781.2
Opera seria
Musical dramaturgy
Metastasio
Roles
Opera librettos
Música
6203.06 Música, Musicología
topic 781.2
Opera seria
Musical dramaturgy
Metastasio
Roles
Opera librettos
Música
6203.06 Música, Musicología
description Music historiography generally describes opera seria as an archetypal genre built on two premises: role typology and the number and placement of arias. Approaches from the perspective of theatre scholarship (Gilles de Van) and musical dramaturgy (Dahlhaus, Bianconi, Feldman, Heller), however, highlight the importance of the constellation of characters and the complementarity of actions in the construction of the drama. Adopting the latter perspective, this article explores the distinctive characteristics of the twenty-six dramas written by Metastasio, considering the singular constellations found in each of them (in terms of status, kinship and emotions) as well as the convenienze teatrali imposed by the business of opera. We show how Metastasio built a twofold dramaturgy in his dramas to meet both the expectations of dramatic literature and the requirements of musical expression of emotions. This explains why the primo uomo (Poro) could be the antagonist of the hero (Alessandro) in Metastasio's Alessandro nell'Indie.
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