…In Baroque opera seria, castrati reigned supreme because they were stronger and louder than female voices, but with the development of opera buffa, female voices became more common. Depending on the role, voice quality, and singing style, female voices were classified into coloratura (leading roles singing splendid high-pitched melodies with skill), lirico (lyrical voices and pretty girls), dramatico (powerful and dramatic character expression), and soubrette (sensuous voices and witty maid roles). Furthermore, the bel canto singing style unique to Italian Romantic operas such as Donizetti and Bellini pushed the beauty and technique of the prima donna soprano voice to the limit. … *Some of the terminology explanations that mention "dramatico" are listed below. Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information |
…バロックのオペラ・セリアにあっては女声よりも力強さと音量が勝る等の理由から,カストラートが君臨していたが,オペラ・ブッファの発展とともに女声が一般的となる。そして役柄,声質,唱法に応じてコロラトゥーラcoloratura(主役級が華麗な高音域の旋律を技巧をこらして歌うもの),リリコlirico(抒情的な声で可憐な娘役),ドラマティコdramatico(力強く劇的な性格表現),スブレットsoubrette(艶のある声で気転の利く侍女役)などに分類されるようになる。さらにドニゼッティ,ベリーニなどのイタリア・ロマン派オペラ独得の唱法,ベル・カントは,プリマ・ドンナたるソプラノの声の美しさと技巧を極限にまでおし進めた。… ※「dramatico」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。 出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報 |
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