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"L'Amfiparnaso" Madrigal commedia dell'arte With the fragments of works of Respighi, Verdi, Di Capua, Vivaldi, Cutugno, Rossini, Gladkov, Boccherini, Conte, Giordano, Cottrau, Leoncavallo, Tosti, Bellini, Animuccia, |
The first night of the comedy "L'Amfiparnaso" was in 1594 in Modern (six years before the advent of opera). "L'Amfiparnaso" was actually an early version of a three-act comic opera. |
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The madrigal comedy "L'Amfiparnaso" follows theatrical traditions of the Italian commedia dell'arte. Each protagonist is characterized by a five-voice madrigal, which is not more unnatural than representation of one persons' thoughts and feelings by means of numerous orchestral instruments.
Vecchi's innovation caused a row. He wrote to his critics, "Everything new faces accusations and insults... It is unavoidable: the highest mountains are most likely to be struck by lightning." An inscription on Vecchi's grave boldly states that "he was such a great musician and poet that he easily left behind all geniuses of all times" and that "he was the first to combine music with comedy". |
Later contribution - S. Knyazhanskiy, D. Sherstennikov, A. Kogan, I. Dolgikh
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