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Opera buffa ( Italian: [ˈɔːpera ˈbuffa], "comic opera"; pl.: opere buffe) is a genre of opera. It was first used as an informal description of Italian comic operas variously classified by their authors as commedia in musica, commedia per musica, dramma bernesco, dramma comico, divertimento giocoso .
Opera buffa is an Italian term meaning “comic opera”. It is mainly used for 18th century Italian comic operas. Opera buffa contrasts with opera seria (“serious opera”) in which the story was a tragedy. Opera seria was supposed to be “serious”, while opera buffa was an entertaining musical comedy.
L'opera buffa è un genere dell'opera italiana. Si sviluppò a Napoli nella prima metà del XVIII secolo come opera comica e da lì migrò a Roma e nel nord Italia. Spesso è scambiata con l'operetta, un genere che prese piede nei decenni successivi.
Italian. Premiere. 3 January 1843. ( 1843-01-03) Théâtre-Italien, Paris. Don Pasquale ( Italian pronunciation: [ˌdɔm paˈskwaːle]) is a Gaetano Donizetti opera buffa, or comic opera, in three acts, with an Italian libretto completed largely by Giovanni Ruffini as well as the composer. It was based on a libretto by Angelo Anelli for Stefano ...
Jul 16, 2023 · Opera buffa (Italian, plural: opere buffe; English: comic opera) is a genre of opera. It was first used as an informal description of Italian comic operas variously classified by their authors as “commedia in musica,” “commedia per musica,” “dramma bernesco,” “dramma comico,” “divertimento giocoso.”
Opera buffa, genre of comic opera originating in Naples in the mid-18th century. It developed from the intermezzi, or interludes, performed between the acts of serious operas.
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La buona figliuola (The Good-Natured Girl or The Accomplish'd Maid), or La Cecchina (The girl from Cecchina), is an opera buffa in three acts by Niccolò Piccinni. The libretto , by Carlo Goldoni , is based on Samuel Richardson 's novel Pamela; or, Virtue Rewarded .
