THE CHARACTER “LUCREZIA BORGIA” OF DONIZETTI’S HOMONYMOUS OPERA. AN ANALYSIS OF CHARACTER AND VOCAL FEATURES

Authors

  • Edith Georgiana ADETU PhD Student, University of Transilvania, Brașov, Music Faculty, E-mail: adetuedith@gmail.com
  • Petruța Maria COROIU PhD Professor, University of Transilvania, Brașov, Music Faculty, maniutpetruta@yahoo.com https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2069-855X

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.24193/subbmusica.2022.1.17

Keywords:

Lucrezia Borgia, Donizetti, character, typology, vocality

Abstract

Donizetti’s opera “Lucrezia Borgia” presents one of the most complex female characters in the history of Italian lyrical theatre – a notable portrait of “femme fatale”. Based on Victor Hugo’s play, Gaetano Donizetti’s creation offers generous interpretation contexts, both from a vocal and a dramaturgic point of view. This article will deal with the particularities of Lucrezia Borgia’s role, underlining the importance of the relationship between vocality and dramaturgy, focusing on the analysis of the main soloist moments.

REZUMAT. PERSONAJUL "LUCREZIA BORGIA" DIN OPERA OMONIMĂ A LUI DONIZETTI. O ANALIZĂ A CARACTERULUI ȘI A TRĂSĂTURILOR VOCALE. Opera "Lucrezia Borgia" de Donizetti prezintă unul dintre cele mai complexe personaje feminine din istoria teatrului liric italian - un remarcabil portret de "femme fatale". Bazată pe piesa lui Victor Hugo, creația lui Gaetano Donizetti oferă contexte interpretative generoase, atât din punct de vedere vocal, cât și dramaturgic. Acest articol abordează particularitățile rolului Lucreției Borgia, subliniind importanța relației dintre vocalitate și dramaturgie, concentrându-se pe analiza principalelor momente solistice.

Cuvinte cheie: Lucrezia Borgia, Donizetti, personaj, tipologie, vocalitate.

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Published

2022-06-30

How to Cite

ADETU, E. G., & COROIU, P. M. (2022). THE CHARACTER “LUCREZIA BORGIA” OF DONIZETTI’S HOMONYMOUS OPERA. AN ANALYSIS OF CHARACTER AND VOCAL FEATURES. Studia Universitatis Babeș-Bolyai Musica, 67(1), 263–276. https://doi.org/10.24193/subbmusica.2022.1.17

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