The term for opera in Manhattan is opera.
Libretto
singspiel
18th century comic opera
Literally, it means "First Lady" in Italian. The term has also come to refer to a conceited, temperamental individual.
the term was first used by Harold hardradar
Soap opera's orginated from the 1930's from The United States of America. Soap opera's were used to serialize domestic radio drama's. The term opera in "Soap Opera" refers to the fact that they were used on the basis that they came from everyone's day to day dilema's. Soap Opera was was braodcasted through radio stations from 1930 to 1950 when it first became televised.
There are three ways of saying it: Prima Donna: meaning "first lady", this term was mainly used during the baroque and classical period for example 'The prima donna, Caterina Cavalieri'. Heroine: It's a term used for a character in an opera, not for a singer, used during the early Romanticism, for example: "Rossini's heroines, Rosina, Angiloina (Cenerentola) and Isabella." Diva: it means 'godess' and it was used from the middle of th 19th century to the present, it decribes a singer who wants everything her way because she rules at the opera house, for example: Maria Callas.
The Sydney Opera House was designed and built to house opera and other large-scale musical performances, as well as smaller productions and concerts.
The first use of the term "advertising" was used in the year 1655!
It is my understanding that HAIR is the first rock opera.
His first opera - L'Orfeo - was premiered in 1607.