Question

The librettos of this genre usually chronicled the triumphs and tragedies of historical or mythological monarchs and deities, thereby appealing to the wealthy and politically powerful aristocracy:__________

Answer 1

Answer: opera seria

Explanation: The opera seria is an Italian term used to denote a musical style classed as noble and serious style of music. The opera seria was contained either tragic or heroic lines and are such coined the term 'serious opera' which is different from another Italian musical opera which employs a comical approach to music called the opera buffa. The opera seria is very popular among court, the monarch and other noble, wealthy and politically powerful dignitaries. The opera seria predominates not only in Italy but some other European countries such as the London, Vienna, Munich and so on.

Answer 2

Answer:

Opera seria

Explanation:

Opera seria is a style of Italian opera predominated in Europe from 1710s ,dominated in the 18th century typically based on a classical subject that was either contain heroic,chronicled the triumphs and tragedies of historical or mythological monarchs and deities.

Opera seria is also know as serious opera or dramma per musica were italian in nature and was a big hit in other countries in Europe especially London in the United Kingdom, all it big stars were castratos.

example are Demofoonte (1764), by Niccolò Jommelli,Rinaldo (1711), by George Frideric Handel etc