Artaserse - Artaserse

…Except for the early period, his creative activities were almost entirely focused on theatrical music, but he composed 43 operas in particular, and is said to have been the opera reformer of the 18th century, occupying an important position in the history of opera. From 1737 to 1741, he studied under the composer Sanmartini in Milan, and his work Artaserse, which premiered there in December 1741, marked the beginning of his operatic activities that continued for almost 40 years. In 1745, he went to London and performed one of his own works. …

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…最初期を除いて，創作活動はほとんどもっぱら劇音楽に向けられたが，なかでもオペラ創作は43作に及び，18世紀のオペラ改革者といわれ，オペラ史では重要な位置を占める。　1737‐41年にミラノで作曲家サンマルティーニの指導下にあったが，同地で41年12月に初演された《アルタセルセ》が，以後ほぼ40年間にわたるオペラ創作活動の出発点となる。45年ロンドンに渡り自作を上演。…

※「《アルタセルセ》」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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