Licenza (musical term)
A licenza (Italian for "licence") aria or
librettist had freedom to drop any pretence of characters playing roles onstage and openly sing the praises of the royal personages in attendance at the theatre, licenza passages occur in operas such as Gluck's Orfeo ed Euridice and Handel's Atalanta, among others, written to celebrate royal festive occasions.[1][2]
References
- ISBN 978-1-57467-168-1.
- ^ Einstein, Alfred. "Gluck". Alfred Knopf. Retrieved 30 May 2014.