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Bookmark or Share- Opera | History & Facts | BritannicaThe English word opera is an abbreviation of the Italian phrase opera in musica (“work in music”). It denotes a theatrical work consisting of a dramatic text, or libretto (“booklet”), that has been set to music and staged with scenery, costumes, and movement.
- Italian opera - WikipediaItalian opera is both the art of opera in Italy and opera in the Italian language. Opera was in Italy around the year 1600 and Italian opera has continued to play a dominant role in the history of the form until the present day. Many famous operas in Italian were written by foreign composers, including Handel, Gluck and Mozart.
- The Italian Opera: a brief history | RomeOperaConcertsThe birth of Opera. Lyric Opera has its roots in the Renaissance with the “Camerata de’ Bardi” (a group of intellectuals and artists, active in Florence, who tried to recreate the storytelling of the Greek drama) and the first work considered to be an Opera is Jacopo Peri's (1561–1633) Dafne (1597).
- The Beginner's Guide to Italian Opera | ENOWith its rich history, captivating music, and emotionally charged storytelling, Italian opera remains a cornerstone of opera houses and western classical music to this day. In this guide, we will delve into the origins, key composers, notable works, and main characteristics of Italian opera.
- Metropolitan Opera | Italian OperaMetropolitan Opera | Italian Opera. Italian Opera. By any measure, Giacomo Puccini was one of the greatest opera composers in history. Puccini composed his first operas in the 1880s, and in the following decade, his first hits premiered in Italy. In the 1900–01 season, the Met introduced his La Bohème and Tosca, then followed up with Manon ...
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