Rage aria
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A rage aria is an operatic aria expressing the rage of the character performing it.
Normally in
runs, and are short in length.[3] Such arias have been written by, amongst other composers, George Frideric Handel in the Baroque period and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
in the Classical period.
History
According to the
Die Zauberflöte.[5] Others include "No, no, I'll take no less", from Handel's Semele, "I am the wife of Mao Tse-Tung" from John Adams' Nixon in China, "D'Oreste, d'Ajace" in Mozart's Idomeneo.[6]
Notes
See also
References
- ISBN 0-691-05812-1.
- ^ a b H. Rosenthal and John Warrack (1972), The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Opera, London: Oxford University Press, p. 16.
- ISBN 0-231-02422-3.
- JSTOR 842930Retrieved 5 December 2017 (subscription required)
- ^ "Teacher Resources for The Magic Flute". Lyric Opera of Chicago. Retrieved 2017-12-15.
- ^ Simeonov, Jenna. "4 awesome rage arias that aren't the Queen of the Night". Schmopera.com. Retrieved 22 December 2018.
Further reading
- Brown-Montesano, Kristi (2007). Understanding the Women of Mozart's Operas. University of California Press. ISBN 9780520932968., pp. 13ff on "(Un)Feminine Rage and Retribution" for Donna Anna (Don Giovanni)
- Michael Cherlin; Halina Filipowicz; Richard L. Rudolph, eds. (2003). "Table 12.1 Rage Arias in Mozart's Operas". The Great Tradition and Its Legacy: The Evolution of Dramatic and Musical Theater in Austria and Central Europe. ISBN 9781571814036.