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Neapolitan elements and comedy in nineteenth-century opera buffe

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 June 2003

Abstract

This essay examines the attributes of some typical opere buffe by Vincenzo Fioravanti, Nicola De Giosa, and Errico Petrella that may count as particularly Neapolitan. Contextualizing these ‘Neapolitan’ elements – especially the ‘Neapolitan characters’ like Pulcinella, and the use of local dialect and spoken dialogue – demonstrates their function in the comedy of these works, which rests on the multifarious, complex and yet direct connections between theatrical events and the real world surrounding them.

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Regular Articles
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© 2002 Cambridge University Press

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