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Don GiovanniDon Giovanni has elements of opera buffa, but he called it a dramma giocosa, or a humorous drama. Cosi Fan Tutte is an opera buffa by Mozart.
18th century comic opera
cossi fan tutti
Yes, you could make an educated guess. Oratorio plots are often based on sacred topics. Opera plots are about murder, romance, etc... Also, the characters in an oratorio have much less interaction with each other than the characters of an opera.
Rent is a rock opera based on Giacomo Puccini's opera La bohème.
mythological characters and stories
Opera Seria and Opera Buffa
Opera buffa has comic elements, while opera is strictly dramatic.
Opera buffa rose to prominence in the late eighteenth century
Opera buffa was about real people. The music acompanying it was light and humerous.
Opera Buffa is a comedic opera.Opera Seria is a serious opera.One is "serious" (seria)or dramatic opera, while the other has "comic" touches (buffa) and is lighter in style.
Don GiovanniDon Giovanni has elements of opera buffa, but he called it a dramma giocosa, or a humorous drama. Cosi Fan Tutte is an opera buffa by Mozart.
Opera buffa
18th century comic opera
Mozart
Buffa
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