A PERSPECTIVE ON THE OPERA AUDIENCE OF THE 21st CENTURY

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https://doi.org/10.24193/subbmusica.2022.1.08

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Opera Audience, 21st Century, communication, audience reception

Abstract

When it comes to contemporary audience of the opera, we have in mind a multitude of individuals with extremely diverse and heterogeneous cultural backgrounds, very different tastes and expectations related to the show and to the artists who perform on stage. Perhaps the famous Italian loggionisti who once made up the dreaded galleries, although still present, are no longer as influential as in the past centuries; and the splendid euphoria of the opera lovers from the 1950s and 1960s has faded. The extremely refined and knowledgeable elite is also becoming less numerous. But Opera still incites the interest of the public and arouses passions at the same time. Who is today's audience and what makes them attend and influence the Opera show? What are the managerial strategies for attracting new audience to the auditorium? The social distancing and the restricted access of the public in the performance halls during the recent coronavirus pandemic is also highlighted in the article.

REZUMAT. O PERSPECTIVĂ ASUPRA PUBLICULUI DE OPERĂ ÎN SECOLUL 21. Când vorbim despre publicul contemporan al operei, avem în vedere o multitudine de indivizi provenind din medii culturale extrem de diverse și eterogene, cu gusturi și așteptări foarte diferite legate de spectacol și de artiștii care evoluează pe scenă. Poate că celebrii loggioniști italieni care alcătuiau cândva temutele galerii, deși încă prezenți, nu mai sunt la fel de influenți ca în secolele trecute; iar euforia splendidă a iubitorilor de operă din anii 1950 și 1960 a dispărut. Elita extrem de rafinată și cultivată devine și ea din ce în ce mai puțin numeroasă. Dar opera încă incită interesul publicului, stârnind pasiuni în același timp. Cine este publicul de astăzi și ce îl motivează să participe și să influențeze spectacolul de operă? Care sunt strategiile manageriale pentru atragerea unui public nou în auditoriu? Distanțarea socială și accesul restricționat al publicului în sălile de spectacol în timpul recentei pandemii de coronavirus sunt de asemenea evidențiate și în articol.

Cuvinte cheie: publicul de operă, secolul XXI, comunicare, receptarea publicului

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2022-06-30

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RADU-GIURGIU, C. (2022). A PERSPECTIVE ON THE OPERA AUDIENCE OF THE 21st CENTURY. Studia Universitatis Babeș-Bolyai Musica, 67(1), 119–137. https://doi.org/10.24193/subbmusica.2022.1.08

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