Sentence examples for type of opera from inspiring English sources

These values were reflected in a type of opera known as an opera seria (plural: opere serie), or "serious opera," as distinct from an opera buffa (plural: opere buffe), or "comic opera".

In his treatment of this theme, Puccini combines compassion and pity for his heroines with a strong streak of sadism: hence the strong emotional appeal but also the restricted scope of the Puccinian type of opera.

He envisaged the disappearance of the old type of opera, with its libretto provided by a hack versifier, as an opportunity for the composer to make a "set piece" opera out of purely musical forms separated by a recitative.

So here is my contribution to this new type of opera marketing.

It's still insanely competitive there, but they produce the type of opera I'm good at singing, and they take younger singers".

The Taiwanese name for this type of opera, Guoju, national theatre style, reflects disputes over the true seat of the Chinese government.

Born in the same year, Verdi and Richard Wagner created parallel, mutually exclusive types of opera that figure equally among the greatest achievements of 19th-century culture.

The Red Sox have trudged to a 37-38 record since late April and have been plagued by the type of soap opera distractions that Torre has often defused in New York.

First and foremost, the David Petraeus affair scandal gave us the type of soap opera story we hadn't seen since Herman Cain sexually harassed his Godfather's Pizza employees.

In addition to operetta and musical comedy, types of comic opera include Italian opera buffa (which has sung dialogue), German Singspiel, English ballad opera, and Spanish tonadilla and zarzuela.

Guangdong is famous for its two types of local opera: the Yue Opera and the Chao Opera, which are popular among the Cantonese and Fujianese communities.