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What is Italian opera buffa?

  • A genre of opera characterized by everyday settings, local dialects, and simple vocal writing, and associated with humor. (correct)
  • A genre of opera characterized by grandiose settings, formal language, and complex vocal writing, and associated with tragedy.
  • A genre of opera characterized by religious themes, sacred languages, and choral writing, and associated with spirituality.
  • A genre of opera characterized by fantastical settings, invented languages, and experimental vocal writing, and associated with avant-garde.
  • What was the genre of opera buffa's reaction to?

  • German Singspiel.
  • French opéras comiques.
  • Opera seria. (correct)
  • English ballad opera.
  • Which city was opera buffa especially popular in during the 18th century?

  • Naples. (correct)
  • Milan.
  • Rome.
  • Venice.
  • What is the French term for opera buffa?

    <p>Opéra bouffon.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who were the first major composers of opera buffa?

    <p>Alessandro Scarlatti, Nicola Logroscino, and Baldassare Galuppi.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the standard distribution of characters in Rossini's opera buffa?

    <p>A prima donna soubrette, a light, amorous tenor, a basso cantante or baritone capable of lyrical, mostly ironical expression, and a basso buffo.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the range of comedy in opera buffa?

    <p>From purely comedic to comedic with drama and pathos.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the difference between opera buffa and opera seria?

    <p>Opera buffa focuses on common people and their problems, while opera seria focuses on noble and heroic characters and their conflicts.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the genre of opera buffa's association with stock characters derived from?

    <p>The Italian commedia dell'arte.</p> Signup and view all the answers

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    Italian opera buffa is a genre of opera characterized by everyday settings, local dialects, and simple vocal writing, and associated with humor. It was especially popular in Naples in the 18th century, then spread to Rome and northern Italy. The genre arose in reaction to opera seria, with which it shares many conventions but differs in its focus on common people and their problems. Opera buffa is often associated with stock characters derived from the Italian commedia dell'arte. The genre declined in the mid-19th century, despite Giuseppe Verdi's Falstaff staged in 1893. The French term for opera buffa is opéra bouffon, which also applies to French opéras comiques with Italianate or farcical plots. The first major composers of opera buffa were Alessandro Scarlatti, Nicola Logroscino, and Baldassare Galuppi, all based in Naples or Venice. The genre's importance diminished during the Romantic period. With Rossini, a standard distribution of four characters was reached: a prima donna soubrette, a light, amorous tenor, a basso cantante or baritone capable of lyrical, mostly ironical expression, and a basso buffo whose vocal skills must extend to the baritone for the purposes of comic duets. The type of comedy could vary, and the range was great: from Rossini's The Barber of Seville in 1816 which was purely comedic, to Mozart's The Marriage of Figaro in 1786 which added drama and pathos.

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    Test your knowledge of Italian opera buffa in this fun and informative quiz! From its origins in Naples to its decline in the mid-19th century, this genre of opera is characterized by its everyday settings, local dialects, and humorous themes. Discover the stock characters derived from the Italian commedia dell'arte and learn about the first major composers of opera buffa. See if you can identify the different types of comedy and the standard distribution of characters in this entertaining and educational quiz. Whether you

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