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October

Italian Opera the November monthly program

Italian Opera the November monthly program of main events in the most famous Italian theaters and festivals. Don’t waste time and plan your visit to Italy now, a great choice of amazing performances is at hand, wherever you are in these days!

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October

Venice | the invention of public theatre

Venice was an important and rich commercial centre, welcoming foreign merchants, businessmen dignitaries and aristocrats on the Grand Tour. The demand for entertainment was therefore high, particularly during the Carnevale, Some enterprising impresarios came up with the idea of setting up a public opera house, charging the public for the hire of boxes on a subscription system. The business turned out to be profitable. In a few years 16 theatres were built requiring a big number of new operas. By the end of 1600 the repertoire counted about 300 operas.

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December

Rome, the Domus Aurea | Monteverdi’s Incoronazione di Poppea

The libretto for Monteverdi’s Opera L’Incoronazione di Poppea was mainly drawn from the roman historians Tacitus. Its leading character is Poppea, the beautiful mistress who became wife to the Roman Emperor Nero, one of the most loved and, at the same time, hated emperor of the ancient Rome. Nero after the great fire of Rome, built on the Colle Oppio, the most lavish and vast villa of the ancient Rome, the Domus Aurea.

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February

Italian Opera the March monthly program

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Rome, the Domus Aurea | Monteverdi’s Incoronazione di Poppea
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Rome, the Domus Aurea | Monteverdi’s Incoronazione di Poppea

Cities Composers and librettists History of Italian Opera Operas The beginning - Baroque Things to see
L’incoronazione di Poppea For a long time, Monteverdi’s operas had been regarded essentially for their historical…
Sara Filippini 8th December 2015
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Mantua | Monteverdi’s Orfeo and the beginning of Opera
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Mantua | Monteverdi’s Orfeo and the beginning of Opera

Composers and librettists History of Italian Opera Places off the beaten track The beginning - Baroque What is opera
A new prestigious entertainment for the court of Vincenzo Gonzaga, Duke of Mantua Vincenzo Gonzaga, Duke of…
Sara Filippini 22nd October 2015
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The Comic Opera revolution | From Opera Seria to modern opera
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The Comic Opera revolution | From Opera Seria to modern opera

Comic opera History of Italian Opera The beginning - Baroque What is opera
Intermezzi and Commedeja pee Mmuseca At the beginning of the eighteenth century starts to develop a…
Sara Filippini 15th October 2015
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Moving forward from Baroque opera | Zeno, Metastasio, Gluck
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Moving forward from Baroque opera | Zeno, Metastasio, Gluck

Composers and librettists Operas The beginning - Baroque What is opera
The excesses of Baroque opera Baroque opera was a complete excess. Its language, the mix of…
Sara Filippini 10th October 2015
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Venice | the invention of public theatre
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Venice | the invention of public theatre

Cities History of Italian Opera The beginning - Baroque Things to see What is opera
The shift from private to public opera When Vincenzo Gonzaga duke of Mantua died,
Sara Filippini 5th October 2015
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Claudio Monteverdi | A revolutionary composer
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Claudio Monteverdi | A revolutionary composer

Composers and librettists History of Italian Opera Operas Places off the beaten track The beginning - Baroque Things to see What is opera
Claudio Monteverdi, a revolutionary composer Claudio Monteverdi is regarded as the revolutionary composer who led the transition…
Sara Filippini 30th September 2015
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Opera | A Renaissance creation
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Opera | A Renaissance creation

Cities History of Italian Opera The beginning - Baroque Things to see What is opera
Opera: the merging of bass and singing on a unique melodic line The main difference between…
Sara Filippini 20th September 2015
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Vocal Types | Opera voices
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Vocal Types | Opera voices

The beginning - Baroque What is opera
The four main categories of Operatic voices Operatic voices are divided into 4 categories: soprano (high female), alto (low female),…
Sara Filippini 19th September 2015
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Opera | Useful basic definitions of commonly used terms
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Opera | Useful basic definitions of commonly used terms

History of Italian Opera Operas The beginning - Baroque What is opera
Opera: a drama created through music Why are people still interested in opera?  What is so intriguing…
Sara Filippini 15th September 2015
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