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Metastasian, a.|mɛtəˈsteɪsɪən, -zɪən|
[f. the name of Pietro Metastasio (1698–1782), Italian poet and librettist + -an.]
Of or pertaining to P. Metastasio or characteristic of his works.
1947A. Einstein Mus. Romantic Era ix. 89 Canzonets on Metastasian texts. 1961Times 16 Feb. 16/7 The Metastasian masterpiece, Il Zio. 1963Listener 14 Feb. 313/2 Dissatisfied with the Metastasian libretto, he looked to Paris for an alternative. 1964Conc. Oxf. Dict. Opera 259/2 It was against the abuses to which Metastasian opera lent itself—above all the halting dramatic progress, with the plot continually arrested to make way for demonstrations of vocal skill—that Gluck rebelled. |