Aria di sorbetto

The Aria di sorbetto, or "sorbet aria", was a convention of Italian opera in the early nineteenth century. It comprised a short solo performed by a secondary character in the opera.[1]

Background

Nineteenth-century audiences would rarely listen to an opera straight through, preferring instead to talk among themselves, eat, and drink for much of the performance. The aria di sorbetto would come fairly late in the second act of the opera, and it would afford vendors the chance to hawk their wares one last time before the evening ended. As most of the vendors sold Sorbetto (a Sorbet) and Gelato (an ice cream) and other sweets, such arias came to be known as "sorbet arias" because of what they signified to the audience.

Conventions

The aria di sorbetto was usually given to a secondary character, and was inserted into a scene which had little bearing on the plot of the opera, except tangentially. The character would normally be one who had had no other solo opportunities in the piece. Because the aria was so unimportant, its composition would often be handed off to an inferior composer, one who received no credit for his efforts.

Today, most performances keep the aria di sorbetto intact, rather than cutting it, and audiences are expected to listen to it as they would any other portion of the opera.

Examples

References

  1. ^ Gossett, Philip (2008-09-15). Divas and Scholars: Performing Italian Opera. University of Chicago Press. ISBN 9780226304885.

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