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Singspiel , Singspiel (Ger.). Song-play. Type of opera, Ger. equivalent of dramma per musica, which developed c.1700, term orig. being applied to all operas. Fro… Carlisle Floyd , Carlisle Floyd
Carlisle Floyd
Carlisle Floyd (born 1926) brought abilities as librettist and dramatist to the composition of opera. Writing mostly in… Comic Opera , comic opera Musico-dramatic work with some spoken dialogue and a light or amusing plot. The term is used indiscriminately and includes musical comedy… Sarah Caldwell , Caldwell, Sarah
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Sarah Caldwell, who was born in 1924, was the founder of the Boston Opera Group, now known as the Opera Company of… Opera Seria , Skip to main content
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opera seria (It.). Serious opera. In the 17th and 18th cents., opera seria was the chief operatic genre, becoming ve… Pietro Francesco Cavalli , Pietro Francesco Cavalli
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The Italian composer Pietro Francesco Cavalli (1602-1676), the most outstanding figure in Venetian…
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