![]() ![]() There are various genres, such as classical opera, chamber opera, operetta, musical, singspiel, and zarzuela. Generally, the musical work contains overtures, interludes and musical accompaniments, while the sung part can be in choir or solo, duet, trio, or various combinations, in different structures such as recitative or aria. Opera (from the Latin opera, plural of opus, "work") is a musical genre that combines symphonic music, usually performed by an orchestra, and a written dramatic text-expressed in the form of a libretto-interpreted vocally by singers of different tessitura: tenor, baritone, and bass for the male register, and soprano, mezzo-soprano, and contralto for the female, in addition to the so-called white voices (those of children) or in falsetto ( castrato, countertenor). ![]() Performance of the opera Armide by Jean-Baptiste Lully at the Théâtre du Palais-Royal in Paris (1761) Since then it has developed parallel to the various musical currents that have followed one another over time up to the present day, generally linked to the current concept of classical music. Retrieved July 25, 2012.The history of opera has a relatively short duration within the context of the history of music in general: it appeared in 1597, when the first opera, Dafne, by Jacopo Peri, was created. ↑ "Affiliated Organization of Firefox and Mozilla" (PDF).↑ About Opera Archived at the Wayback Machine, URL accessed on January 13, 2011.↑ "The Best Browsers for Android: Rating Top-10".↑ "Changelog for Opera 9.0 Beta 1 for Windows". ![]()
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