Multiple Spectacular Identities or about variations of artistic forms on the same subject

Abstract

In the creation of humanity, there are several subjects that have proven universal, crossing the ages. They have been individually approached by most of the arts, notably by the performing arts, thus acquiring multiple identity forms of expression. Due to the notoriety born from the fascination they have exercised over generations, some subjects have even come to be represented in all the performing formulas of art. In Romanian creation, the subjects of numerous popular or cult literary texts, lyrical or epic, became sources for the creators of the performing arts. At the same time, some of the dramatic texts crossed beyond the stage of the classical theatre. The plays of the most performed local playwright, Ion Luca Caragiale stand out here. In the relationship between classical and lyrical theatre, the most representative illustration is „O noapte furtunoasă” Caragiale's play was turned into an opera by Paul Constantinescu, the composer thereby marking a triple national premiere: the first opera buffa, the birth of recitative in Romanian opera and the first male role en travesti for a female voice.