Talk:King Arthur (opera)

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Did you know... that the opera King Arthur is unusual because the principal characters do not sing, rather they recite dialogue accompanied by music?

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influence on modern music[edit]

some of Nymans work is a rearrangement of this — Preceding unsigned comment added by Fdsdh1 (talk • contribs) 07:54, 9 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, it's his Memorial. I think it should be mentioned somewhere. Martinevans123 (talk) 09:43, 27 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]

I've just added a line about about ''Memorial'' and also The Draughtsman's Contract etc. Noliscient (talk) 16:40, 10 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Charles II - anachronism?[edit]

From the article: "The final scene hints that the plot may be an allegory of the contemporary political situation in England during the reign of Charles II."

The trouble is that the article dates the opera's first performance to 1691; Charles II died in 1685. As there is no actual description of the final scene, there's no information to support the statement about Charles II.

I don't know enough about this, aside from the timeline, to make a good edit. It would be good if one of this article's original authors was able to make this correction, either supporting/expanding or removing the statement. For example, it would be helpful to know if Dryden had written the libretto during Charles's reign, as well as a description of the final scene and how it relates to Charles.

Also, this article could generally use some references and supporting material. Since this statement isn't supported in the text of the article, I assume it comes from a reference used by the author. Which one?

This should be reinstated. It is mentioned in the author's preface. My source is Dryden: The Dramatic Works Vol. 6 ed. Montague Summers. (orig. Nonesuch Press, 1932) Gordian Press, 1968. pp 239-40. Fryden didicates the work to the Marqquiss of Hallifax [sic] and says it was intended for Charles II, who did not live to see it, then goes into the political issues that inspired the work.--Scottandrewhutchins (talk) 05:07, 10 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

The contribution above refers to a previous article under this heading. In the November 2007 article, Charles I has been deleted. He was, indeed, long dead.JuliaJG 12:33, 13 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]

According to the liner notes to the William Christie recording, the piece was indeed dedicated to Charles II, though the music was not completeted during his lifetime. --Scottandrewhutchins (talk) 00:20, 9 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Libretto with dialogue[edit]

Does anyone know where I can find a libretto with the dialogue? The one linked to this page has only the lyrics, and that is all I have been able to find so far. It doesn't help that the only DVD edition has the spoken text in German rather than blank verse English. --Scottandrewhutchins (talk) 00:27, 9 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Vivaldi's Winter[edit]

Surprised no one seems to have noticed the theft of the Frost Scene's motif by Vivaldi for the Winter concerto in his Four Seasons.