Biography of Giovanni Pergolezi

A Serpina Penserete M. Bonifacchio Italian opera composer J. Pergolets went down in the history of music as one of the creators of the Opera-Buffa genre. The patterns of the new genre that developed in the work of Pergolets discovered flexibility, the ability to update and various modifications. The historical development of OnePa-Buffa leads from the early samples of Pergolets “The Minus Servant”-to V.

Mozart “Wedding Figaro” and J. Verdi; “Mavra” by I. Stravinsky, the composer used the themes of Pergolets in the ballet “Pulcinella”; “Love for three oranges” S. The whole life of Pergolets was in Naples, glorified by the famous opera school.

There he graduated from the conservatory among his teachers, famous opera composers-F. Durante, Greko, F. in the Neapolitan Theater of San Bartolomeo put the first opera Perchelezi-“Saluistia”, and a year later the historical premiere of the Opera proud captive took place in the same theater. The attention of the public, however, was not the main performance, but the two comedic interludes, which pergolets, following the traditions that had developed in Italian theaters, placed between acts of opera-Seria acts.

Soon, a composer encouraged by success, made an independent opera from these interludes-the “servant-servant”. Everything was new in this performance-a simple household plot is a clever and cunning servant Serpina marries his master Ubero and he becomes the mistress, witty musical characteristics of the characters, living, effective ensembles, song and dance warehouse of intonations.

The rapid pace of stage action required the performers of great acting. One of the first operas-Buffa, who gained immense popularity in Italy, “Handmister-Minor” contributed to the heyday of a comic opera in other countries. The triumphant success accompanied her production in Paris in the summer of the city of Touring the troupe of the Italian “buffons” became the reason for the acute opera discussion of the so -called.

Although, by order of the king, the Buffons were soon expelled from Paris, passions did not subside for a long time. In the atmosphere of disputes about the ways of renewing the musical theater and the genre of French comic opera arose. One of the first-the “village sorcerer” of the famous French writer and philosopher Russo-was worthy of competition “Handicop-Hospital”.

Pergolets, who lived only 26 years, left a rich, wonderful creative heritage in his value. The illustrious author of the Oper-Buffa, in addition to the “Handle Monfiden”-“Love Monk”, “Flavio” and others. Shortly before his death, the Cantata “Stabat Mater” was created-one of the most inspired works of the composer, written for a small chamber composition of soprano, alt, a string quartet and an organ filled with elevated, sincere and penetrated lyrical feeling.

The works of Pergolets created almost 3 centuries ago bear the wonderful feeling of youth, lyrical openness, which fascinates temperament, which are inseparable from the idea of ​​the national character, the very spirit of Italian art. Asafiev, - “Along with captivating love affection and lyrical intoxication, pages permeated by a healthy, strong sense of life and juices of the earth sound, and episodes glittered next to them, in which enthusiasm, crafty, humor and uncontrollable careless fun reign easily and freely, as in the days of the carnivals.” Okhalova Works: Opera-over 10 operas-series, t.

Stabat Mater, concerts, trio-intonates, arias, duets.