French Opera
This city was the center of opera in the first half of the 19th century
Paris
Composer of L'Orfeo (1607), the first complete opera
Claudio Monteverdi
Composer of der Ring des Nibelungen
Richard Wagner
The composer of the Magic Flute
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
The composer of Carmen in 1875
Georges Bizet
Opera Buffa, and Opera Seria, for example...
What are the two types of Italian Opera?
This German operatic genre has spoken dialogue
Singspiel
The composer of La Traviata
Giuseppe Verdi
These were Public arguments about French vs. Italian Opera
What was Querelle des Bouffons?
This is how many operas Gaetano Donizetti wrote
70
City of Wagner's opera house
What is Bayreuth
This composer known for Symphonie Fantastique also wrote the opera Les Troyens
Hector Berlioz
This opera composer died of GANGRENE after stabbing himself in the foot while conducting
Jean Baptiste Lully
This tenor is known as the great operatic star of early sound recording
Enrico Caruso
This musical theme or motive associated with a particular, person, thing, or idea
What is Leitmotif
The name of Wagner’s last opera
Parsifal
This type of French opera uses spoken dialogue.
Opera Comique
The Rossini scene structure is comprised of these three parts
1. Cantabile
2. Tempo Di Mezzo
3. Cabaletta
This is the combination of librettist, composer, set designer etc...
Gesamtkunstwerk or Total art work
The name of Mozart’s first opera
Bastien und Bastienne