%0 Journal Article
%T John Piper et Benjamin Britten : le renouveau de lĄŻop¨Śra anglais et ses d¨Ścors John Piper and Benjamin Britten: backdrops to the renaissance of english opera
%A Sophie Aym¨¨s
%J Revue LISA / LISA e-journal
%D 2009
%I Maison de la Recherche en Sciences Humaines
%R 10.4000/lisa.2254
%X From 1946 the artist John Piper designed sets for eight of Benjamin BrittenĄŻs operas. In this article, John PiperĄŻs contribution to the renaissance of English opera is considered in the wider context of the artistic and political reconstruction of England after the Second World War. During the War, Piper was one of the artists who redefined Englishness. As an abstract artist turned architectural painter, he created a pastoral vision of the national heritage whose preservation had become necessary. The designs form a part of PiperĄŻs pictorial work whose logical conclusion found expression in stained-glass windows. From the architectural designs for The Rape of Lucretia to the window he designed for the new Coventry Cathedral and to the last opera sets for Death in Venice, he created backdrops for BrittenĄŻs works that provided a sense of aesthetic continuity whilst reflecting the contradictions of opera as a social form of art in post-war Britain.
%K Piper John
%K Britten Benjamin
%K op¨Śra anglais
%K English National Opera
%K XXe si¨¨cle
%K 20th century
%K soci¨Śt¨Ś
%K Grande-Bretagne
%K litt¨Śrature
%K society
%K Great Britain
%K literature
%K histoire
%K history
%K op¨Śra
%U http://lisa.revues.org/2254