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The main feature of lyric opera - all the great democratization of content and musical style - a consequence of realistic tendencies in the French musical art of the second half of the XIX century, which gave the world the great achievements of. Unfortunately, the genre of lyric opera in 80th-90th years of XIX century and at <falls into a strip of severe crisis. The reason was a certain aesthetic limitations of this school, unable to rise to profound artistic generalizations. So often the characters individually outlined the most significant literary sources substituted stereotyped images of music and the depth of human emotion, excessive sensitivity. It is no accident in the lyric opera by the end of the XIX century penetrates the features of naturalism.
Against the background of a gradual "impoverishment" genre lyric opera by Gounod work is perceived and valued as a classic stage in its development.
Charles Gounod was born in 1818 in Paris at the artist's family. His mother was a gifted composer, pianist. Musical experience childhood, in particular the opera "Otello" Rossini and "Don Giovanni" by Mozart, had a definite influence on the artistic taste of the future composer. In his book "Memoirs of an artist," Gounod wrote: "Opera Rossini's" Otello "has awakened my musical flair ... Mozart did more: A musical delight, tested previously, added soulful influence truthful expression in conjunction with the beautiful "
The initial music lessons were not in Gounod's systematic. Entering the Paris Conservatoire to study preceded the harmony and counterpoint with Anton Reich. In 1839 Gounod was awarded the Rome Prize, which gave him the right to live in Italy and Germany until 1842. Greatly impressed by his art and nature in Italy. In his book "Memoirs of an artist" can find a lot of labels and descriptions of works of fine Italian paintings and sculptures. The modern Italian music by Gounod took much more restrained. But in Germany, he was strongly influenced by the music of Mendelssohn and Schumann. |