本書面報告是以討論貝多芬創作歌劇《費戴里奧》時的歷史背景、四首序曲的比較,和以筆者即將於畢業製作指揮的〈里奧諾雷序曲第三號〉為音樂分析對象。第二章首先探討《費戴里奧》成曲以前,法國歌劇自盧利以來的源流與發展,自抒情歌劇(Tragedie lyrique)、法國喜歌劇(Opera comique)至拯救歌劇(Rescue opera)的歌劇史脈絡;以及德國部份來自於德文歌唱劇(Singspiel)的傳統。《費戴里奧》便是繼承了德文歌唱劇的框架,並以拯救為題材所創造出來的歌劇。第三章則介紹十八世紀以前至《費戴里奧》創作年之間,歐洲政局的發展與社會思潮變遷,並對於貝多芬家族與科隆大主教區的波昂宮廷間的關係加以討論。第四章則介紹貝多芬寫作《費戴里奧》的緣由以及他未完成的歌劇《維絲塔之火》。第五章則釐清《費戴里奧》的四首序曲之間的關係並進行比較。第六章則針對〈里奧諾雷序曲第三號〉加以分析與討論,並以指揮的觀點,提示本曲應注意的事項。
This report is to study the historical background and the four overtures of Beethoven’s only opera Fidelio; and to analyze and interpret Leonore Overture No.3, which is the repertoire of writer’s graduate degree exam. In chapter two, the origin and development of French Opera, from Lully’s Tragedie Lyrique, Opera Comique in 18th Century, to Rescue Opera in the period of French Revolution, will be discussed, as well as the tradition of German Singspiel. Chapter three will focus on the changes of social and political trends in 18th century in European continent, especially on the introduction of the relation between the Beethoven family and the Count of Bonn, where was the capital of Electorate of Cologne at the time. Chapter four contains the reason and the background of Beethoven’s writing of his opera, the source of the libretto, and the revisions of Fidelio. Beethoven’s unfinished opera Vestas Feuer will also be introduced in this chapter. In chapter five, the four overtures of Fidelio will be discussed and compared, and their relationships will be clarified. In final two chapters, after focusing on the analysis and the conductor’s notes of Leonore Overture No.3, the conclusion will be made.