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Operas in Italy or in the Italian language
Italian opera is both the art of opera in Italy and opera in the Italian language. Opera was born in Italy around the year 1600 and Italian opera has
Italian_opera
Art form combining sung text and musical score in a theatrical setting
taken by singers. Such a "work" (the literal translation of the Italian word "opera") is typically a collaboration between a composer and a librettist
Opera
Sung drama of a light or comedic nature
plays began to be offered as an alternative to weightier opera seria (17th-century Italian opera based on classical mythology). Il Trespolo tutore (1679)
Comic_opera
19th-century opera genre
the Italian vocal style with German orchestral techniques, introducing a wider range of musical-theatrical effects than traditional Italian opera. With
Grand_opera
Aspect of musical history
supporters of Italian opera. Gluck did not limit himself to his Reform-Opern (renewed opera), but made some comic works in the Italian style, such as
History_of_opera
Performing arts venue in London, England
The Royal Opera, The Royal Ballet, and the Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, which are known collectively as the Royal Ballet and Opera. The first
Royal_Opera_House
Opera by Ruggero Leoncavallo
Pagliacci (Italian pronunciation: [paʎˈʎattʃi]; literal translation, 'Clowns') is an Italian opera in a prologue and two acts, with music and libretto
Pagliacci
Italian opera genre associated with humor
Opera buffa (Italian: [ˈɔːpera ˈbuffa], "comic opera"; pl.: opere buffe) is a genre of opera. It was first used as an informal description of Italian
Opera_buffa
Style of Italian opera
Opera seria (Italian pronunciation: [ˈɔːpera ˈsɛːrja]; plural: opere serie; usually called dramma per musica or melodramma serio) is an Italian musical
Opera_seria
Thus, his early works follow the traditional forms of the Italian opera seria and opera buffa as well as the German Singspiel. In his maturity, according
List of operas by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
List_of_operas_by_Wolfgang_Amadeus_Mozart
Italian opera Opera in German French opera Opera in English Spanish opera Russian opera Opera in Dutch Finnish opera Hungarian opera Polish opera Opera
Outline_of_opera
Luciano Pavarotti. Italy is known as the birthplace of opera. Italian opera is believed to have been founded in the 17th century. Italian folk music is an
Music_of_Italy
1728 ballad opera by John Gay
satirised Italian opera, which had become popular in London. According to The New York Times: "Gay wrote the work more as an anti-opera than an opera, one
The_Beggar's_Opera
Musical piece for a single voice as part of a larger work
an aria (/ˈɑːriə/ , Italian: [ˈaːrja]; pl.: arie, Italian: [ˈaːrje]; arias in common usage; diminutive form: arietta, Italian: [aˈrjetta]; pl.: ariette;
Aria
are in Italian because, in Europe, the vast majority of the most important early composers from the Renaissance to the Baroque period were Italian.[citation
List of Italian musical terms used in English
List_of_Italian_musical_terms_used_in_English
1711 opera by George Frideric Handel
Rinaldo (HWV 7) is an opera by George Frideric Handel, composed in 1711, and was the first Italian-language opera written specifically for the London
Rinaldo_(opera)
West End theatre in London
Theatre in April 1705 with imported Italian singers in Gli amori d'Ergasto (The Loves of Ergasto), a pastoral opera by Jakob Greber, with an epilogue by
His_Majesty's_Theatre,_London
French opera is both the art of opera in France and opera in the French language. It is one of Europe's most important operatic traditions, containing
French_opera
origins of opera in late 16th century Italy, a central repertoire has developed, shepherded by major opera composers. The earliest major opera composer
List_of_prominent_operas
greatest Italian opera proponent of his time. Best known for his 12 operas, his style quickly departed from the predominant Romantic Italian style and
List of compositions by Giacomo Puccini
List_of_compositions_by_Giacomo_Puccini
Text used in an extended musical work such as an opera or musical
libretto (from the Italian word libretto, lit. 'booklet') is the text used in, or intended for, an extended musical work such as an opera, operetta, masque
Libretto
1979 album by Frederica von Stade
Italian Opera Arias is a studio album of music by Frederica von Stade, Janice Taylor and the National Arts Centre Orchestra under the direction of Mario
Italian_Opera_Arias
Italian opera composer (1858–1924)
1924) was an Italian composer known primarily for his operas. Widely regarded as the greatest and most successful proponent of Italian opera after Verdi
Giacomo_Puccini
Alexandria Opera House, Alexandria Cairo Opera House, Cairo Damanhur Opera House, Damanhur Egyptian Royal Opera House, Cairo (burnt in 1971) Port Said Opera House
List_of_opera_houses
list of opera genres, giving alternative names. "Opera" is an Italian word (short for "opera in musica"); it was not at first commonly used in Italy (or in
List_of_opera_genres
The Italian composer Gioachino Rossini (1792–1868) is best known for his operas, of which he wrote 39 between 1806 and 1829. Adopting the opera buffa
List of operas by Gioachino Rossini
List_of_operas_by_Gioachino_Rossini
Opera by Nicola Porpora about the cyclops Polyphemus
popular opera, after his Arianna in Nasso. The beginning of the eighteenth century saw the rise of Italian culture in London. Not only was Italian literature
Polifemo_(opera)
Italian composer and teacher (1750–1825)
1825) was an Italian composer and teacher of the classical period. Salieri was a pivotal figure in the development of late 18th-century opera. As a student
Antonio_Salieri
1871 tragic opera by Giuseppe Verdi
Aida (or Aïda, Italian: [aˈiːda]) is a tragic opera in four acts by Giuseppe Verdi to an Italian libretto by Antonio Ghislanzoni. Set in the Old Kingdom
Aida
Italian painter (1891–1952)
which "direct" birth would not have permitted … . Italian more Italian than the Italian since the "Italian" in him is not a "place of birth", but a condition
Alberto_Savinio
Film by Dario Argento
Opera (also released as Terror at the Opera) is a 1987 Italian giallo film co-written, produced, and directed by Dario Argento. It stars Cristina Marsillach
Opera_(1987_film)
Theater in Manhattan, New York (1847–1890)
Maretzek founded his own opera company, the Max Maretzek Italian Opera Company, with whom he continued to stage operas at the Astor Opera House through to 1852
Astor_Opera_House
Dramma lirico in four acts by Amilcare Ponchielli
La Gioconda is an opera in four acts by Amilcare Ponchielli set to an Italian libretto by Arrigo Boito (as Tobia Gorrio), based on Angelo, Tyrant of Padua
La_Gioconda_(opera)
French soprano singer (1835–1896)
Smith, previously of Lenton & Smith, to establish, in January 1870, an Italian Opera Company with Lucia Baratti, Lucy Chambers, Mariano Neri (tenor), Enrico
Fanny_Simonsen
Theatre building used for opera performances
An opera house is a theater building used for performances of opera. Like many theaters, it usually includes a stage, an orchestra pit, audience seating
Opera_house
(1750–1825) Italian composer who was a major contributor to and shaper of Viennese musical life from 1770 to 1820, he also composed successful operas in Italy and
List_of_major_opera_composers
Male singer who is castrated to maintain a high voice
an Italian opera not featuring at least one renowned castrato in a lead part would be doomed to fail. Because of the popularity of Italian opera throughout
Castrato
Opera by Georg Friedrich Händel
Orlando (HWV 31) is an opera seria in three acts by George Frideric Handel written for the King's Theatre in London in 1733. The Italian libretto was adapted
Orlando_(opera)
Italian composer (1813–1901)
(/ˈvɛərdi/ VAIR-dee; Italian: [dʒuˈzɛppe ˈverdi]; 9 or 10 October 1813 – 27 January 1901) was an Italian composer best known for his operas. He was born near
Giuseppe_Verdi
countries. German-language opera appeared remarkably quickly after the birth of opera itself in Italy. The first Italian opera was Jacopo Peri's Dafne of
Opera_in_German
1848–1870 consolidation of Italian states
The unification of Italy (Italian: Unità d'Italia [uniˈta ddiˈtaːlja]), also known as the Risorgimento (Italian: [risordʒiˈmento]; lit. 'Resurgence'),
Unification_of_Italy
Italian librettist, professor, and Roman Catholic priest (1749–1838)
1749 – 17 August 1838) was an Italian and American librettist, poet and Roman Catholic priest. He wrote the libretti for 28 operas by 11 composers, including
Lorenzo_Da_Ponte
Ages, and at the time opera first appears the Italian intermedio had courtly equivalents in various countries. The Italian word opera means "work", both
Origins_of_opera
Musical artist
Mignatti, (18 June 1669 – 2 May 1751) was an Italian soprano who performed regularly on the opera stage in Italy from 1688 until her marriage to the composer
Maria_Maddalena_Musi
1896 opera by Giacomo Puccini
boʊˈɛm/ LAH boh-EM, Italian: [la boˈɛm]) is an opera in four acts, composed by Giacomo Puccini between 1893 and 1895 to an Italian libretto by Luigi Illica
La_bohème
Italian-language theatre and opera performed in France
have been used to refer to Italian-language theatre and opera when performed in France. The earliest recorded visits by Italian players were commedia dell'arte
Comédie-Italienne
Italian opera stage director
Giancarlo del Monaco (born 27 December 1943), is an Italian stage director, and general manager for several opera companies and festivals. Del Monaco was born
Giancarlo_del_Monaco
Italian opera singer (1935–2023)
Irma Capece Minutolo (6 August 1935 – 7 June 2023) was an Italian opera singer who was one of the last companions of King Farouk of Egypt. In later years
Irma_Capece_Minutolo
Italian composer (1857–1919)
was an Italian opera composer and librettist. Throughout his career, Leoncavallo produced numerous operas and songs, but it is his 1892 opera Pagliacci
Ruggero_Leoncavallo
Leading female singer in an opera company
In opera or commedia dell'arte, a prima donna (Italian: [ˈpriːma ˈdɔnna]; Italian for 'first woman'; pl.: prime donne) is the leading female singer in
Prima_donna
Musical form consisting of principal and contrasting themes
and chanson form. While the origins of rondo form are to be found in Italian opera, it was the French composer Jean-Baptiste Lully (sometimes referred
Rondo
Music genre
Russian opera.[citation needed] Opera came to Russia in the 18th century. At first there were Italian language operas presented by Italian opera troupes
Russian_opera
Italian crossover vocal group
The Italian Tenors consists of three Italian opera singers Mirko Provini, Sabino Gaita and Evans Tonon. The group is produced by former Warner and Polydor
The_Italian_Tenors
1851 opera by Giuseppe Verdi
Rigoletto is an opera in three acts by Giuseppe Verdi. The Italian libretto was written by Francesco Maria Piave based on the 1832 play Le roi s'amuse
Rigoletto
Italian composer and organist
was an Italian composer and organist. Born in Soresina (Province of Cremona), he primarily composed operettas and parlor songs, and comic operas. He is
Arturo_Cadore
Italian opera composer (1834–1886)
/ˌpɒŋkiˈɛli, ˌpɔːŋ-/, Italian: [aˈmilkare poŋˈkjɛlli]; 31 August 1834 – 16 January 1886) was an Italian opera composer, best known for his opera La Gioconda. He
Amilcare_Ponchielli
German-British composer (1685–1759)
composers of the Italian Baroque. In turn, Handel's music forms one of the peaks of the "high baroque" style, bringing Italian opera to its highest development
George_Frideric_Handel
the 18th century, Italian opera continued to dominate most of Europe (except France), attracting foreign composers such as Handel. Opera seria was the most
List_of_opera_festivals
Italian opera composer (1792–1868)
1868) was an Italian composer and conductor of the late Classical and early Romantic eras. While he gained most of his fame for his 39 operas, he also wrote
Gioachino_Rossini
Italian operatic tenor (born 1968)
European and Italian opera houses. He made his American debut in 2004 as Dick Johnson in Puccini's La fanciulla del West at the Seattle Opera. He subsequently
Antonello_Palombi
Opera by Arrigo Boito
Mefistofele (Italian pronunciation: [mefiˈstɔːfele]) is an Italian opera in a prologue and five acts, later reduced to four acts and an epilogue, the
Mefistofele
1725 opera by Handel
had brought Italian opera for the first time with his opera Rinaldo. A tremendous success, Rinaldo created a craze in London for Italian opera seria, a form
Rodelinda_(opera)
1853 opera by Giuseppe Verdi
La traviata (Italian: [la traviˈaːta, -aˈvjaː-]; The Wayward Woman) is an opera in three acts by Giuseppe Verdi set to an Italian libretto by Francesco
La_traviata
Fascist secret police in the Kingdom of Italy (1927–1945)
Repression of Anti-Fascism (Italian: Opera Vigilanza Repressione Antifascismo), was the secret police of the Kingdom of Italy during the reign of King Victor
OVRA
Music genre
been influenced mainly by Italian opera, later in the century Meyerbeer's grand operas and, further later, Wagner's operas came to be regarded as the
Opera_in_English
Style of opera
Verismo (Italian for 'realism') in opera was a post-Romantic tradition of the late 19th to early 20th centuries associated with Italian composers like
Verismo
Famous 1858 chess game played at an opera house in Paris
with some one or other. We were frequent visitors to his box at the Italian Opera; he had got a chess-board even there, and played throughout the performance
Opera_Game
1926 opera by Giacomo Puccini
Turandot (Italian pronunciation: [turanˈdo] or [turanˈdɔt] ; see below) is an opera in three acts by Giacomo Puccini to a libretto in Italian by Giuseppe
Turandot
Classical singing voice with the highest vocal range
the Italian word sopra (above, over, on top of), as the soprano is the highest pitch human voice, often given to the leading female roles in operas. "Soprano"
Soprano
Italian-American composer and librettist (1911–2007)
Gian Carlo Menotti (/məˈnɒti/; Italian: [ˈdʒaŋ ˈkarlo meˈnɔtti]; July 7, 1911 – February 1, 2007) was an Italian composer, librettist, director, and playwright
Gian_Carlo_Menotti
Creonte, (Italian Creonte) is the first opera by Dmytro Bortniansky, consisting of two acts (14 and 8 scenes) with a libretto by Marco Coltellini based
Creonte_(opera)
Italian conductor (1976–2026)
2026) was an Italian conductor, who led performances of Italian opera internationally. He was known as an expert in the bel canto operas of Rossini, Donizetti
Antonino_Fogliani
Italian opera singer
Vessichelli is an Italian opera singer and actress. Vessichelli is the creator and pioneer of a musical style she calls "BollywoOPERA," combining Western
Gioconda_Vessichelli
Type of classical male vocal range
of the 19th century was the Italian Antonio Tamburini (1800–1876). He was a famous Don Giovanni in Mozart's eponymous opera as well as being a Bellini
Baritone
British music theorist, musicologist and pianist
contributions to the compositional theory and practice of 19th-century Italian Opera. He regularly writes and presents for BBC Radio 3. Baragwanath trained
Nicholas_Baragwanath
1752–1754 battle of musical philosophies
merits of French and Italian opera. It was also known as the Guerre des Coins ("War of the Corners"), with those favoring French opera in the King's corner
Querelle_des_Bouffons
Italian opera composer
an Italian composer, mainly of operas. His best-known work in that genre was Andrea Chenier (1896). He was born in Foggia in Apulia, southern Italy, and
Umberto_Giordano
Italian opera composer
Palermo – 1924 in Parma) was an Italian opera composer. He was born in Palermo, Italy on 25 December 1845 and died in Parma, Italy on 21 February 1924. He was
Salvatore_Auteri-Manzocchi
In opera, a banda (Italian for band) refers to a musical ensemble (normally of wind instruments) which is used in addition to the main orchestra and plays
Banda_(opera)
1863 opera by Georges Bizet
Opera News. 73 (4): 34–36. "Bizet's Leila". The Times. 25 April 1887. p. 4. "Royal Italian Opera". The Observer. 24 April 1887. p. 2. "Royal Italian Opera"
Les_pêcheurs_de_perles
Goan playwright and theatre actor (1863–1928)
Bombay, an Italian Opera Company arrived in the city, presenting performances of high quality in renowned theaters. These Italian operas had good storylines
Lucasinho_Ribeiro
Opera composed by Umberto Giordano
Andrea Chénier (Italian pronunciation: [anˈdrɛːa ʃʃeˈnje]) is a verismo opera in four acts by Umberto Giordano, set to an Italian libretto by Luigi Illica
Andrea_Chénier
Title of respect given to a master musician
used in the context of Western classical music and opera, in line with the ubiquitous use of Italian musical terms. The feminine form of the word is maestra
Maestro
Music genre
Spanish opera is both the art of opera in Spain and opera in the Spanish language. Opera has existed in Spain since the mid-17th century. Opera was slow
Spanish_opera
1904 opera by Giacomo Puccini
Butterfly (Italian pronunciation: [maˈdaːma ˈbatterflai]; Madame Butterfly) is an opera in three acts (originally two) by Giacomo Puccini, with an Italian libretto
Madama_Butterfly
Index of articles associated with the same name
of "fairy opera" includes Gilbert and Sullivan's Iolanthe The German genre of Märchenoper (fairy-tale opera) has its roots in Italian opera. Hänsel und
Fairy-tale_opera
Italian singer and opera singer
is an Italian operatic bass. Roberto Tagliavini studied singing with Romano Franceschetto, baritone. He appeared first of all in Italian opera houses
Roberto_Tagliavini
Italian opera singer
Felice Salimbeni (c. 1712 - 16 October 1755) was an Italian castrato opera singer. Born in Milan, his singing teachers included Nicola Antonio Porpora
Felice_Salimbeni
Genre of French opera
influence of the lighter types of Italian opera (especially Giovanni Battista Pergolesi's La serva padrona). This form of opéra comique was often known as comédie
Opéra_comique
Romantic comic opera by Friedrich von Flotow
at the Metropolitan Opera in New York in a production that featured the famed tenor Enrico Caruso, singing the opera in Italian. Lyonel was one of Caruso's
Martha_(opera)
1st-century CE member of Herodian Dynasty of Judaea
Berenice (1714), an Italian opera by Antonio Caldara (mus.) and Carlo Sigismondo Capace (libr.) Berenice (1725), an Italian opera by Giuseppe Maria Orlandini
Berenice (daughter of Herod Agrippa)
Berenice_(daughter_of_Herod_Agrippa)
Opera by Antonio Salieri
8 June 1787". L'Almanacco di Gherardo Casaglia (in Italian). "Tarare di Salieri" at italianOPERA.org, accessed June 10, 2010. According to the original
Tarare_(opera)
1816 opera by Gioachino Rossini
Precaution (Italian: Il barbiere di Siviglia, ossia L'inutile precauzione [il barˈbjɛːre di siˈviʎʎa osˈsiːa liˈnuːtile prekautˈtsjoːne]) is an opera buffa
The_Barber_of_Seville
Italian opera composer (1801–1835)
Carmelo Francesco Bellini (3 November 1801 – 23 September 1835) was an Italian opera composer of the early Romantic era famed for his long, graceful melodies
Vincenzo_Bellini
Italian opera director and librettist
Fabio Ceresa (born 21 August 1981) is an Italian opera director and librettist. L'Orfeo, immagini di una lontananza, by Luigi Rossi / Daniela Terranova
Fabio_Ceresa
1787 opera by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Rake Punished, or Don Giovanni') is an opera in two acts with music by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart to an Italian libretto by Lorenzo Da Ponte. Its subject
Don_Giovanni
Italian librettist and composer (1842–1918)
Arrigo Boito (Italian: [arˈriːɡo ˈbɔito]; born Enrico Giuseppe Giovanni Boito; 24 February 1842 – 10 June 1918) was an Italian librettist, composer, poet
Arrigo_Boito
Operetta in three acts by Franz von Suppé
Boccaccio. Despite the opera's clear links to the Viennese opera tradition, Suppé's opera takes most of its style from Italian opera. The opera was begun somewhere
Boccaccio_(operetta)
Italian opera singer
Scalzi (c. 1700–c. 1767–68) was an Italian castrato who had an active performance career in major opera houses in Italy from 1718 to 1738. He was also heard
Carlo_Scalzi
Touring American opera company (1849–1878)
Maretzek Italian Opera Company (sometimes referred to as the Italian Opera Company, the Italian Grand Opera Company, or Academy of Music Opera Company)
Max Maretzek Italian Opera Company
Max_Maretzek_Italian_Opera_Company
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Italian name BONAVENTURA means "good fortune."
Female
Italian
Italian name GIADA means "jade."
Male
Italian
Italian name LIBERATORE means "liberator."
Female
Italian
Italian feminine form of Italian/Spanish Federico, FEDERICA means "peaceful ruler."
Male
Italian
Italian name SAVIO means "clever."
Female
Italian
From the Italian name for Italy, possibly derived from Latin vitulus, ITALIA means "calf."Â
Female
Italian
Italian name DIAMANTE means "diamond."
Male
Romanian
Romanian form of Roman Latin Julianus, IULIAN means "descended from Jupiter (Jove)."
Girl/Female
Italian
Royalty. Italian royalty title.
Male
Italian
Italian name BUONFIGLIO means "good son."
Female
Italian
Italian name GIOIA means "happiness."
Male
Italian
Italian name ARCANGELO means "archangel."
Female
Italian
 Feminine form of Italian Vitale, VITALIA means "of life; vital." Compare with another form of Vitalia.
Female
Italian
Italian name SELVAGGIA means "wild."
Male
Italian
Italian variant spelling of Italian/Spanish Alfonso, ALONSO means "noble and ready."Â
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Italian
Italian place name.
Female
Italian
Italian feminine form of Italian/Spanish Alfonso, ALFONSINA means "noble and ready."
Male
Romanian
Romanian form of Greek Stylianos, STELIAN means "pillar."
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Italian form of.
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