Il contratto tra artista lirico e fondazione lirico sinfonica: un caso peculiare di usi integrativi del contratto

This article analyses the constituent elements of the so called “scrittura artistica”. The “scrittura artistica” is a contract between an Opera singer and an Opera house with a particular interesting distinctive feature: its terms are quite often determined by rules deriving from a centuries-old tradition which integrates the contract. After a first general analysis of the contract, the study is focused on these rules, in particular on the “protesta” clause and the right of the Opera house to terminate the contract following an unsatisfactory performance. The article ends with some modification proposals that could be useful to modernize the contract.