favola in musica (English spelling) favolainmusica

Japanese: favola in musica(英語表記)favolainmusica
favola in musica (English spelling) favolainmusica


[Overview]
The word opera comes from the Italian opera (plural of the Latin opus), which means "work" or "action." What should have been called opera in musica (musical work) or opera scenica (staged work) came to be called opera as an abbreviation. In the past, it was also called favola in musica (story in music) or dramma per musica (drama in music). In Japan, it is translated as "opera."

*Some of the terminology that mentions "favola in musica" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:


【概観】
 オペラは〈作品〉や〈動作〉を意味するイタリア語のopera(ラテン語opusの複数形)を語源とし,本来はopera in musica(音楽による作品)あるいはopera scenica(舞台付きの作品)と呼ぶべきものを,略してオペラと呼ぶようになった。古くはfavola in musica(音楽による物語),dramma per musica(音楽によるドラマ)等の呼称もあった。日本では〈歌劇〉と訳されている。…

※「favola in musica」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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