The language spoken by the person who wrote it.
Not always. Mozart, a German-speaking Austrian, wrote Italian operas, t'was the fashion in those days.
'opera' is Italian for 'work' and an abbreviation of 'opera in musica'.
In almost every language it is called opera.
it comes from the Italian language
Italian
The language of the libretto (text of the opera) was Italian.
'opera' is Italian for 'work' and an abbreviation of 'opera in musica'.
Beethoven's opera Fidelio is in German.
In almost every language it is called opera.
it comes from the Italian language
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Italian
The language of the libretto (text of the opera) was Italian.
Opera is mostly sung in Italian, German, French, and English. Italian is considered the traditional language for opera singing, given the origins of opera in Italy. However, operas can also be composed and performed in other languages.
Italian is the language from which the word 'opera' comes. It's a feminine noun in Italian. It includes among its different translations 'work, opera [as a piece of music], opera [as the theater in which the music is performed], and deed'. It's pronounced 'OH-peh-rah'.
A Singspiel is closest to a ballad opera. It is a form of German-language music drama, now regarded as a genre of opera.
I'm pretty sure opera can be sung in any language, but most times its sung in Italian French or German
The first opera is generally agreed to have been Dafne, by Jacopo Peri. The libretto is in Italian.