The overture, which is the instrumental section of music played before the curtain opens. Then there's the entr'acte, which is like a condensed overture before later acts (the overture is before Act I, the entr'acte before Act II).
Opera buffa has comic elements, while opera is strictly dramatic.
Opera is a play to be sung by one or more persons with instrumental accompaniment and acted in costume. a drama that is set to music
Solo performances in opera are called arias from the Italian word for "air".
Opera Seria is a serious or tragic opera, and Opera Buffa is a comic opera. Other than that there are more differences between operas of different periods than between the serious and the comic operas.
An opera is a dramatic work to be sung with instrumental accompaniment, usually with scenery and in costume.Opera is also the name of the web browser and internet suite by Opera Software, which includes a web browser, email client, IRC client, BitTorrent client, etc.
Strictly Instrumental was created on 1966-12-12.
Strictly Instrumental - album - was created on 1959-12-14.
Opera buffa has comic elements, while opera is strictly dramatic.
Overature
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An instrumental introduction to an large work, like an oratorio or opera.
Because drama describes opera.
Opera is a play to be sung by one or more persons with instrumental accompaniment and acted in costume. a drama that is set to music
Opera.
It is called the Overture, sometimes spelled the Ouverture.
Opera
Solo performances in opera are called arias from the Italian word for "air".