Baritone art of the early 19th century: roles and performance traditions

The subject of this study is the opera art of the early 19th century. The object of the study is the work of the first operatic baritones of that period. The period of the era of early romanticism is covered in the works of Russian and foreign musicologists O.V. Zhestkova, L.A. Sadykova, A.V. Denisova, I.P. Drach, A.E. Hoffmann, E.R. Simonova, S.V. Reshetnikova, A. Jacobshagen, D. Marek, J. Potter, J. Stark, S. Caruselli, J. Riggs, J. Rosselli and many others. However, the above-mentioned works are mainly devoted to the study of operatic performance by tenors and sopranos. The issues of the formation of performing traditions and the roles of baritones of the early 19th century were not considered in them. Thus, the period of origin of this voice type has remained poorly studied, which indicates the novelty of this research. The relevance of the study is due to the interest of modern performers in the repertoire of the first baritones, including Antonio Tamburini, Luigi Zamboni and others. And also the lack of knowledge of the evolutionary processes that occurred in baritone art at the beginning of the 19th century. In this work, historical and theoretical research methods predominate. The conclusions of this study are as follows: the work of the first baritones of the early 19th century is characterized, the main aspects of their performing creativity are identified and the roles in which they performed are indicated.

role, baritone, vocal part, Luigi Zamboni, Gioachino Rossini, Vincenzo Bellini, falsetto, basso cantante, baritenore, Antonio Tamburini