Gianni Schicchi by Giacomo Puccini, Il barbiere di Siviglia by Gioachino Rossini, and Die Entführung aus dem Serail by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart are a few examples of comedic Opera.
A musical comedy can be thought of as a play with music and dancing, or as a light Opera or operetta with dialog.
A tragedy.
Opera Comique
'A Night at the Opera' is a classic Marx Brothers' comedy; definitely a classic.
Soap Opera's......Comedy's.....Reality shows
Glee is a Comedy-Musical show on FOX airing on Tuesdays at 8/7c.
Italian operas are either opera buffa or opera seria. opera buffa is a comedy. opera seria is a drama. Italian operas often have Bel canto. it means beautiful singing. all i know for German operas are that its very emotional. its not always beautiful, it may sound ugly. sorry that's all i know for Germany. hope that helps.
Of course not, because Dallas was not considered to be a sitcom.
Music written during the Renaissance, approximately 1400 - 1600. While defining the actual dates of the era is difficult, opera did not actually exist then. Towards the end of the era, the early dramatic ancestors of opera existed - for example, the madrigal comedy and the Intermedio. Madrigal comedy is a term for a kind of entertainment in which groups of related madrigals were sung consecutively. These generally told a story, sometimes with a loose dramatic plot. It is an important element in the origins of opera. [A madrigal is a type of secular vocal music composition] The Intermedio, or intermezzo, was a theatrical spectacle with music, often with dance which was performed between the acts of a play. Both of these were important predecessors to opera showing element of / in the origins of opera.
A public place for shows is called a theater. Modern theaters cater for opera, comedy, musicals, drama, improvisation and tragedy.
The Marx brothers, a family comedic act, were most famous for the stateroom scene in their film, "A Night at the Opera." 'The Cocoanuts' and 'Animal Crackers' were also famous films of theirs.
"Bajazzo" is another term for "pagliaccio," which is Italian for "clown." It is often used in reference to characters or performers in traditional Italian comedy, such as in the opera "Pagliacci."