The Persistence of Greek Tragedy in the Art of Opera
As common known the ideals of Greek tragedy and music are closely connected. Perhaps the most significant moment for the restoration of the Greek tragedy in the realm of music was the creation of the modern notion of opera in the sixteenth century. However, also the publication of Friedrich Nietzsches book entitled The Birth of Tragedy Out of the Spirit of Music ( Die Geburt der Tragödie aus dem Geiste der Musik) in 1871 marked the intrinsic link between the notion of Greek tragedy and modern musical culture. On the one hand the sixteenth century Italian imagination what the Greek tragedy must have looked and sounded like, and on the other hand the publication of the scholarly book prove the direct impact the Greek tragedy exercised on the development of the modern music and culture.