ive been working on the aria "Scorsi gia molti paisi" from Paisiello's Barber of Seville.
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ive been working on the aria "Scorsi gia molti paisi" from Paisiello's Barber of Seville. In this song Figaro explains how he ended up in Seville. Rossini's Barber dispenses with explanations altogether, so I had deprioritized this song as pointless, since clearly the plot moves along fine without it. however since I finally got a grip on the actual thematic argument of Paisiello's Barber (common men get fucked, aristos always win), oh dear, no this song is critical
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ive been working on the aria "Scorsi gia molti paisi" from Paisiello's Barber of Seville. In this song Figaro explains how he ended up in Seville. Rossini's Barber dispenses with explanations altogether, so I had deprioritized this song as pointless, since clearly the plot moves along fine without it. however since I finally got a grip on the actual thematic argument of Paisiello's Barber (common men get fucked, aristos always win), oh dear, no this song is critical
you don't need to know how Rossini's Figaro is in Seville, he is basically a trickster god, he is eternal
Paisiello's Figaro (canon Figaro) is an intellectual who worked his way into some lofty circles before being kicked all the way down the ladder and now has a job he feels is beneath him, but society doesn't care about his artistic pursuits due to his low birth. His fall from high society despite his merits is part of the social argument being made
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you don't need to know how Rossini's Figaro is in Seville, he is basically a trickster god, he is eternal
Paisiello's Figaro (canon Figaro) is an intellectual who worked his way into some lofty circles before being kicked all the way down the ladder and now has a job he feels is beneath him, but society doesn't care about his artistic pursuits due to his low birth. His fall from high society despite his merits is part of the social argument being made
I remain endlessly fascinated by how Rossini's librettist Cesare Sterbini retained the characters and plot of Beaumarchais' Barber of Seville while creating a story that is thematically in a whole different universe
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I remain endlessly fascinated by how Rossini's librettist Cesare Sterbini retained the characters and plot of Beaumarchais' Barber of Seville while creating a story that is thematically in a whole different universe
Rossini's Figaro: Ah! Ah! Che bella vita!
(Ha ha! What a great life!)Paisiello's Figaro: M'affretto a ridere, per timor di dover un giorno piangere...
(I'm quick to laugh because I'm scared one day I'll cry...) -
Rossini's Figaro: Ah! Ah! Che bella vita!
(Ha ha! What a great life!)Paisiello's Figaro: M'affretto a ridere, per timor di dover un giorno piangere...
(I'm quick to laugh because I'm scared one day I'll cry...)Paisiello's Count: La tua filosofia è assai gioiosa.
(Aren't you a ray of sunshine?)lol he's such a dick
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