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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.
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Did opera develop during the classical era?
Opera began at the end of the Renaissance and has been developing ever since.
Is opera different in different countries?
An opera is a composition, with music and text. The same opera may be performed anywhere. Any differences will be in the production values, not in the operas themselves.
Why did Jorn Utzon build the Sydney opera house?
He was an architect with original ideas on building an opera house. When Sydney announced a competition for the design of an opera house he felt he would give it a shot after all that is how he earned his keep.
What scientist did Philip Glass write an opera about?
Albert Einstein. The opera 'Einstein on the Beach' scored and written by Philip Glass and is defined by him as "portrait" opera to portray a man whose personal vision transformed the thinking of their time through the power of ideas and not arms.
German playwright and poet author of the three penny opera which criticized capitalism and middle class ideas?
Bertolt Brecht
When was The Space Opera Renaissance created?
The Space Opera Renaissance was created in 2006.
Did opera develop during the classical era?
Opera began at the end of the Renaissance and has been developing ever since.
Who was the Bridge composer between the Renaissance to the Baroque and also wrote Opera?
Claudio Monteverdi was the bridge composer between the Renaissance Era to the Baroque Era.
Is opera different in different countries?
An opera is a composition, with music and text. The same opera may be performed anywhere. Any differences will be in the production values, not in the operas themselves.
How do people affect the Sydney Opera House?
people pay money to get into the sydney opera house
What are the 3 values in the phantom of the opera?
cake pie and more cake mwhahahaha
Why did Jorn Utzon build the Sydney opera house?
He was an architect with original ideas on building an opera house. When Sydney announced a competition for the design of an opera house he felt he would give it a shot after all that is how he earned his keep.
What insights can we gain about enlightenment values from Mozart's opera the marriage of figaro?
an italian play, it was banned (the play) where mozart lived (Austria), so mozart decided to turn the play into an opera.
What new culture ideas were growing in the south in the late 1800?
A new Opera house in Atlanta, Georgia
What scientist did Philip Glass write an opera about?
Albert Einstein. The opera 'Einstein on the Beach' scored and written by Philip Glass and is defined by him as "portrait" opera to portray a man whose personal vision transformed the thinking of their time through the power of ideas and not arms.
What was an indication that new economic ideas ware growing in the south?
A new opera house in Atlanta, Georgia...APEX ;-)
What showed new cultural ideas were growing in the south in the late 1800s?
A new opera house in Atlanta, Georgia
