Maestro Luca Lupoli, a tenor and musicologist from Naples, is about to publish a new essay on Pietro Metastasio, entitled "Pietro Metastasio's Melodrama: The Primacy of the Text."
This publishing project boasts the bibliographical research consultancy of Maestro Olga De Maio, a Neapolitan soprano. Following the success of their previous essay on Mario Persico, the two authors will soon present their new work in Naples and online. Luca Lupoli's essay offers an innovative perspective on Pietro Metastasio, exploring the author's emotional and personal connection to music and opera.
Lupoli analyzes the correspondence of the celebrated poet and librettist, offering an alternative and in-depth reading of his work and its influence on music and opera. In particular, Lupoli's work explores the birth of melodrama and the importance Metastasio placed on text over music, which significantly contributed to the spread and improvement of opera.
Through a detailed bibliography and a clear exposition of his theses, Lupoli demonstrates his commitment to spreading the figure of Metastasio and his relevance in the eighteenth-century theatrical panorama.
The work also offers an in-depth look at Metastasio's personality and thought through his famous letters, allowing the reader to understand the author's personal and professional relationships, as well as his aesthetic ideas. Finally, it explores Metastasio's service as court poet to the Habsburgs in Vienna and his role as a poet-reformer in the literary and theatrical landscape of the time.
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