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http://dx.doi.org/10.5392/JKCA.2013.13.09.072

Creation of Operatic Narrative - Comparative Study of Murger's Novel 『la vie de bohème』 and Puccini's Opera ＜la bohème＞  

Kim, Hak-Min (경희대학교 연극영화학과)
Kim, Jung-Ho (경희대학교 연극영화학과)
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The Journal of the Korea Contents Association / v.13, no.9, 2013 , pp. 72-80 More about this Journal
Abstract
A common fallacy found at opera works is to lean either toward 'opera as drama' or toward 'opera as music'. One of the historical examples of opera creation to overcome this fallacy is Puccini's me>. The composer Puccini and the librettists, Illica and Giacossa, found balance between these two extreme poles, which was made possible by keeping the color of the original novel "scenes de la vie de boh$\grave{e}$me" and simultaneously by reconstructing the most operatic characters and story. Their strategies, which can be summerized as 'simplification', 'romanticization and re-creation of characters', and 'realistic description of original atmosphere'. There strategy of adaptation and the 'episodic' feature as the outcome can be a good example for creators of new opera works.
Keywords
Simplification; Romanticization; Re-creation; Realism; Adaptation;
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