羅西尼是古典樂派和浪漫樂派過渡時期的歌劇作曲家。他身處歌者即興創作盛行的年代,卻大刀闊斧限制歌手再也不能隨己意更動作曲家的原創作品。又因他個人對於次女高音的偏好,於是譜寫出多首偉大可供流傳後世、膾炙人口的名曲,至於義式序曲的發揚光大,他貢獻良多。在他以後的作曲家,如:董尼采第、貝里尼、威爾第,都深受其影響。羅西尼畢生的優秀作品多達四十多齣,其中出名的《賽爾維亞的理髮師》、《灰姑娘》、《賽蜜拉米德》、《威廉˙泰爾》…都不停地在世界各地上演。筆者特選羅西尼早期轟動一時的諧歌劇《阿爾及利亞的義大利女郎》之女主角為探討對象。第一章論範圍與架構,第二章論義大利諧歌劇之沿革與發展,第三章論羅西尼之生平與作曲風格,第四章論劇作家生平與歌劇背景,第五章深究音樂分析與角色詮釋,最後以結語統合 所有研究之心得。
Rossini was the opera composer who lived between Classical Period and Romantic Period. He was living in the age which singers improvising the songs by themselves, but he powerfully limited them to change composers’ original compositions. Also because of his preference of mezzo-soprano therefore he wrote lots of famous songs for them which remain famous in the world. He had also contributed a lot for developing the Italian overture. Many composers after him were deeply involved by him, such as: Donizetti, Bellini, and Verdi. Rossini’s great operas are over the amount of 40. The very famous ones are like “Il Barbière di Siviglia”, “Cenerentola”, “Semiramide”, “Guillaume Tell”…etc. They are all keep on being played in every side of the world. I chose the early successful opera buffa of Rossini ,“L’Italiana in Algeri” as for my subject of researching. The first chapter is about the range and the structure. The second chapter is about Italian opera’s history and development. The third chapter is about Rossini’s life and the style of composing. The forth chapter is about script writer’s life and the background of opera. The fifth chapter is about the analysis of music and the interpretation of characters. At last, with the concluding remarks combined all the researching of studies.