Italian Opera
Understanding the History of Opera
Opera is part of the Western classical music tradition. It is a classical type of entertainment that combined theater with orchestral music and singers who project their voices through a distinctive classical method. The performers need to be of multi-talent, they are trained in singing as well as stage craft such as acting and choreography. Typically operas productions were often used by kings and nobles to make an impressive show of wealth. These opera performance is usually held in an opera house, accompanied by great orchestra.
Opera started in Italy at the end of the 16th century and soon spread through the rest of Europe. It was invented by a group of wealthy people in the city-state of Florence who wanted to reproduce ancient Greek drama. This new style of theater performance drove its way into the higher class society in Europe, in which they were specifically written to be sung with accompaniment began to surface.
In the history of Opera, Opera Seria was the most prestigious form of Italian opera. Mozart, who began his adventure with Opera Seria but get his popularity for his Italian comic operas, especially ‘The Marriage of Figaro’ and ‘Don Giovanni’.
The emergence of the music style with its instruments played in the original Greek plays would have been quite simple. By renaissance times, the instruments were quite different leading to richer music accompaniment. Today, with the inventions of modern and advanced music instruments, the music industry has improved significantly in today’s society.
Claudio Monteverdi, one of the fathers of opera and whose works are still performed took the decision early to add short performances within his works that were designed to appeal to a wider audience. And today, it has become one of the most popular form of theaters entertainment for the above medium class society especially in the western regions.
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