The Epilogue of the Mefistofele Opera by Arrigo Boito – Sacred Connotations

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dc.coverageSTUDIA UBB MUSICA, Volume 69 (LXIX), No.1, June 2024, pp. 149-164en-US
dc.creatorSUCIU, Alexandru
dc.creatorGOIA, Letiția
dc.date2024-06-10
dc.date.accessioned2026-02-21T20:17:41Z
dc.descriptionThe intrinsic spirituality of Arrigo Boito’s art in the opera Mefistofele results from the vibrant expressions of the sacred that directly accompany the tumultuous path of the Faustian quests. The present article highlights the way in which the composer penetrates through music and text into the metaphysical mysteries of the fight between good and evil, in the scene of Faust’s salvation – the Epilogue. The violent confrontation of the antagonistic forces of the universe takes place when Faust, at the end of his life, manages to free himself from Mefistofele. The musical, literary and scenic means of expression imposed by the composer – being the sole creator of the libretto, music and mise-en-scène – masterfully reproduce this confrontation. The fragment we analyzed emphasizes this by noting at the same time how metaphysical space can be rendered with the help of music. Placed at the end of the opera Mefistofele, through the dramatic unfolding rich in sacred symbols, the scene of salvation crowns the series of defining elements with which Boito contributes to the evolution of the Faustian myth.en-US
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dc.identifierhttps://studia.reviste.ubbcluj.ro/index.php/subbmusica/article/view/7266
dc.identifier10.24193/subbmusica.2024.1.11
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14637/2070
dc.languageeng
dc.publisherBabeș-Bolyai University / Cluj University Pressen-US
dc.relationhttps://studia.reviste.ubbcluj.ro/index.php/subbmusica/article/view/7266/7045
dc.rightsCopyright (c) 2024 Studia Universitatis Babeș-Bolyai Musicaen-US
dc.rightshttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0en-US
dc.sourceStudia Universitatis Babes-Bolyai Musica; Volume 69, No. 1, June 2024; 149-164en-US
dc.source2065-9628
dc.source1844-4369
dc.source10.24193/subbmusica.2024.1
dc.titleThe Epilogue of the Mefistofele Opera by Arrigo Boito – Sacred Connotationsen-US
dc.typeinfo:eu-repo/semantics/article
dc.typeinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
dc.typePeer-reviewed Articleen-US
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