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Opera buffa was a parallel development to opera seria, and arose in reaction to the so-called first reform of Apostolo Zeno and Pietro Metastasio. It was, in part, intended as a genre that the common man could relate to more easily.
- Opéra bouffe
Opéra bouffe ( French pronunciation: [ɔpeʁa buf], plural:...
- Comic opera
Comic opera, sometimes known as light opera, is a sung...
- Opéra bouffe
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.
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.
Opera buffa 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.
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.
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