Around 1700, a new style called opera seria began to dominate. It was, as the name implies, "serious opera," and was driven by two main forces: formulaic librettos and flamboyant singers.

SANTA FE, N.M. — For the serious opera lover, a dwindling breed, these can seem like dark days. The summer has been marked by heated discussion in opera circles about the lasting impact of the ...

Opera seria, with its prescribed plots and extravagant music, dominated 18th-century opera. Talk Like An Opera Geek: The Age Of 'Serious Opera' Talk Like An Opera Geek: The Age Of 'Serious Opera ...

Around 1700, a new style called opera seria began to dominate. It was, as the name implies, "serious opera," and was driven by two main forces: formulaic librettos and flamboyant singers.

In reality, the opera has its roots in the Holocaust ... Sendak doesn't downplay the serious themes behind what is still a children's story because, as he knows perhaps better than anyone ...

Forever branded as Gilbert and Sullivan’s one “serious” opera, The Yeomen of the Guard (1888) is actually a skilful mix of comedy, whimsy, sentimentality and (possibly) tragedy, based around ...

Mozart's first mature opera, Idomeneo, takes baroque opera seria ... stretches the dry conventions of this most serious musical entertainment to fit his genius. Even with his novel use of chorus ...