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The Historic False Start of Carmen

TitleHere — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 15:00:37 +0000

Of all great operas of the 19th and 20th Century, Carmen stands apart as pure genius. Indeed, it has been rated amongst the best performed operas of all time since the 1880’s. Yet this same opera was shredded to failure by critics and given such a negative reception that its composer died of a heart [...]

Comic Opera and Its Main Variants

TitleHere — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 22:54:47 +0000

Comic opera originated from a strand of opera that was characterized by short but highly entertaining scenes which in most cases had funny servants. The comic opera tradition remains to this day. During the 16th century, these comical scenes came in between various acts that constituted serious opera.

Comic opera existed prior to the 17th century. [...]

French Opera and Its Italian Influences

TitleHere — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 22:45:26 +0000

France has always maintained a highly operatic tradition since Jean Baptiste Lully, an Italian, set foot into the country. While it is true that Italian opera maintained a strong influence on French Opera, the French variety of this form of composition maintained the much-valued principles of classical French drama.

The linguistic traditions of French Opera have [...]

A Long Journey of German Opera through History

TitleHere — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 22:41:31 +0000

Many German courts were heavily influenced by both Italian and French opera traditions. The Habsburg Empire which had its headquarters in Vienna was also influenced in an equally significant manner. In fact, great German composers such as Handel and Johan Sebastian succeeded because of their synthesis of these two opera traditions.

Hamburg had time for opera [...]

An In Depth Analysis of Various Types of Operas

TitleHere — Sun, 26 Jul 2009 22:40:58 +0000

It is not all operas that have a music setting from the beginning to the end. This basically means that there are many types of operas. The most common type of opera is grand opera. This type of opera is set in music only. The Opera Buffe which is of French origin and its Italian [...]