Inovație și exotism în muzica de operă franceză.

Léïla din Pescuitorii de perle de Georges Bizet

Abstract

The Orient started to fascinate France since the seventeenth century. In the
beginning of this process, operas just had exotic subjects. Only in the
nineteenth century, the french operas began to implement the exoticism in the
music also. Some of these musical characteristics are the very frequent
changes in the measure, the use of modes instead of tonality, and the use of
the augmented second.
Also, this oriental influence brings some vocal typologies into focus: the
mezzosoprano for the western influence (Spain) and the very high coloratura
soprano for eastern influence (Sri Lanka, India).
The oriental influences will be deeper analyzed through the first entrance of
the character Léïla from “Les pêcheurs de perles” opera by Georges Bizet,
in the context of my personal interpretation of this role at the “Nae Leonard”
Opera and Operetta Theatre from Galați.