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.
I'm pretty sure opera can be sung in any language, but most times its sung in Italian French or German
An opera can be written in Italian, French, German, Russian and other languages, and it can be sung in nearly all the languages in the world.
In Italian, opera buffa, in French, opéra comique.
Opera buffa
'opera' is Italian for 'work' and an abbreviation of 'opera in musica'.
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.
Italian composers write operas to Italian texts, just as German composers write them to German texts, and so on. Opera was invented in Italy, so many of its composers were Italian. There are operas in almost every language.
I'm pretty sure opera can be sung in any language, but most times its sung in Italian French or German
Because the German-speaking people did not want an Austrian composing Italian pieces.
Italian2nd answerThe most common are Italian, French, German, Russian and English, but there are operas in many other languages too. Opera is an art-form, and it can be written in any language the composer wants.
An opera can be written in Italian, French, German, Russian and other languages, and it can be sung in nearly all the languages in the world.
That sounds like Handel.
Operas are typically performed in the language that the composer wrote the opera in, such as Italian, German, French, or English. Some composers also wrote operas in their native language, like Russian or Czech. Additionally, there are operas that incorporate multiple languages within the same production.
Italian, German, English, Hungarian, Russian, for the most part. Also French.
In Italian, opera buffa, in French, opéra comique.
Italy was greatly affected by the Renaissance, and they were probably the ones who had a great interest in operas in the first place. Italian is also a classic language for artistic performances, as many people in opera have to learn Italian and German because many of them were written in more classic languages than English. Also, Italians like pasta and lots of it, and you need to exercise your diaphragm to belt out many of those poweful notes in Italian arias.
The libretto (lyrics) are often in Italian - but they can be in any language. Other languages that are often used are German and French.