Fibich＇s opera Hedy （premiered in 1896） was received as a succesfull work, although many reviewers did not know how to call the prevailing style （mixture ofwagnerianism, Grand opera, verismo exotico, the second Do...Fibich＇s opera Hedy （premiered in 1896） was received as a succesfull work, although many reviewers did not know how to call the prevailing style （mixture ofwagnerianism, Grand opera, verismo exotico, the second Don Giovanni composed for Prague because of reminiscences on Mozart＇s dramma giocoso）. It is not uneasy to find clear musical hints on Puccini in Fibich＇s next opera Sarka （premiered 1897）, but it was already in Hedy where drastic and geographically clearly determined subject was mixed with Wagnerian gesture of love extasy, which is everywhere and endless. Obviously, Fibich, as a mature artist, was able to connect rules of both Czech declamation and contemporary veristic fashion. This study tries to identify main stylistic features which shaped Fibich＇s fifth opera, and analyses receptive expectations from the side of Czech audience and its influence on Fibich＇s opera composition.展开更多
文摘Fibich＇s opera Hedy （premiered in 1896） was received as a succesfull work, although many reviewers did not know how to call the prevailing style （mixture ofwagnerianism, Grand opera, verismo exotico, the second Don Giovanni composed for Prague because of reminiscences on Mozart＇s dramma giocoso）. It is not uneasy to find clear musical hints on Puccini in Fibich＇s next opera Sarka （premiered 1897）, but it was already in Hedy where drastic and geographically clearly determined subject was mixed with Wagnerian gesture of love extasy, which is everywhere and endless. Obviously, Fibich, as a mature artist, was able to connect rules of both Czech declamation and contemporary veristic fashion. This study tries to identify main stylistic features which shaped Fibich＇s fifth opera, and analyses receptive expectations from the side of Czech audience and its influence on Fibich＇s opera composition.
