1.<span> Bel canto: 19th century Italian opera term; the actual definition of
this style is ambiguous and is most often modernly associated
nostalgically for a style or tradition of singing that has been lost.
2. </span><span>Grand Opera: Italian opera in 4-5 acts, large scale casts and
orchestra, lavish sets and design, and plots based on dramatic historic
events.
3. </span><span>Verismo: Italian opera that depicts realistic (and sometimes
violent) events of everyday life; tends to focus specifically on the
lives of the lower class.
4.</span><span> tragedie en musique: a form of French opera; distinguishing features are dance music and choral writing.
5. </span><span>opera comique: "comic opera"; a French genre of opera in
which arias are alternated with spoken dialogue; common tunes were woven
into the opera but given different words.
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