The Overtures of Beethoven''s Fidelio

• Main Authors: Tai-Chi Chen, 陳泰吉
• Other Authors: 徐頌仁
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2011
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/a85ekz

碩士 === 國立臺北藝術大學 === 音樂學系碩士班 === 99 === This report is to study the historical background and the four overtures of Beethoven’s only opera Fidelio; and to analyze and interpret Leonore Overture No.3, which is the repertoire of writer’s graduate degree exam. In chapter two, the origin and development of French Opera, from Lully’s Tragedie Lyrique, Opera Comique in 18th Century, to Rescue Opera in the period of French Revolution, will be discussed, as well as the tradition of German Singspiel. Chapter three will focus on the changes of social and political trends in 18th century in European continent, especially on the introduction of the relation between the Beethoven family and the Count of Bonn, where was the capital of Electorate of Cologne at the time. Chapter four contains the reason and the background of Beethoven’s writing of his opera, the source of the libretto, and the revisions of Fidelio. Beethoven’s unfinished opera Vestas Feuer will also be introduced in this chapter. In chapter five, the four overtures of Fidelio will be discussed and compared, and their relationships will be clarified. In final two chapters, after focusing on the analysis and the conductor’s notes of Leonore Overture No.3, the conclusion will be made.