The aim of this paper is to analyze the reception of the myth of Dido and Creusa in the Didone, Opera in three acts by Busenello-Cavalli (Venice 1641). The episode of the appearance of Creusa in the opera shows similarities to the Virgilian text, whereas the librettist creatively rewrites the epilogue of Dido’s story. A final marriage between the queen of Carthage and Iarba, king of Getuli, gives the tale a happy ending, which is completely different from the tragic context of the Aeneid.
Le alterne vicende di Didone e Creusa, da Virgilio all’opera lirica veneziana
SCALERA, ALESSIA MARIA
2017-01-01
Abstract
The aim of this paper is to analyze the reception of the myth of Dido and Creusa in the Didone, Opera in three acts by Busenello-Cavalli (Venice 1641). The episode of the appearance of Creusa in the opera shows similarities to the Virgilian text, whereas the librettist creatively rewrites the epilogue of Dido’s story. A final marriage between the queen of Carthage and Iarba, king of Getuli, gives the tale a happy ending, which is completely different from the tragic context of the Aeneid.File in questo prodotto:
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