In Italian, opera buffa, in French, opéra comique.
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Opera buffa
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Italian opera mainly focused on the voice not the music.The
style was known as bel canto.There are less instruments used in
italian opera compared to german opera.German opera often employed
"singspiel" which is spoken not sung words.The melody in italian
opera was more melosmatic and more syllabic in german opera.
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'opera' is Italian for 'work' and an abbreviation of 'opera in
musica'.
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Fred Curtis Petty has written:
'Italian opera in London, 1760-1800' -- subject(s): 18th
century, England, History and criticism, Italian Opera, London,
Music, Opera, Opera, Italian