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Why was opera invented

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The person who invented opera was Jacopo Peri in 1597.

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It wasn't invented for a reason. Jacopo Peri just composed it.

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It is just a form of music and composers use it as a way to express their creativity. It is a combination of theater and singing and many people enjoy it as entertainment.

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^^wat @elephantine said

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Is ther why

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it expresses feeling and is to tell a story

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what was wrong?

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There is no other history of why it was invented

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it was invinted to tourcher teenagers and men

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no but in all seriousness i'm right! lol

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I would agree with Aurora. It was kinda like the original musical. It included components of spoken words, singing, occasionally dance. Usually in elaborate theatres, and usually with an orchestra to accompany them.

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It has several different styles, and several compositional styles arose out of the opera as well :D

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I have tons more info if you want it, or is this enough for your problem?

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More please let me see what you got

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The Italiano (:P) word \(opera\) means "work", both in the sense of the labor done and the result from said labor. According to the \(Oxford~English~Dictionary\), the Italian word was first used in the sense "composition in which poetry, dance, and music are combined", the first time this was used was in 1648.

Dafne by Jacopo Peri (mentioned earlier by @kawaiicat123 ) was the earliest composition considered an opera. It was written in 1597, largely because of an elite circle of literate Florentine humanists who gathered as the "Camerata de' Bardi". More importantly, Dafne was an attempt to revive the classical Greek drama. The members of the Camerata considered that the "chorus" parts of Greek dramas were originally sung, and possibly all roles. Opera was conceived as a way of bringing this practice back to life. Dafne has since been lost to the sands of time. A later work by Peri, Euridice, from 1600, is the first opera score still surviving. The honor of being the first opera still to be regularly performed, goes to \(Claudio~ Monteverdi's~ L'Orfeo\), created for the court of Mantua in 1607. The \(Mantua~ court~ of~ the~ Gonzagas\), employers of Monteverdi, played a rather large role in the origin of opera, employing not only court singers of the concerto delle donne (all the way until 1598), but also one of the first actual "opera singers"; Madama Europa.

I feel like I could give a lecture on this :P

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Ok thanks

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I do believe this fully and properly answers your question! :D

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yes indeed it did

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Can you help me with one more

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What is ground bass

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In your own words

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A short, recurring melodic pattern in the bass part of a composition that serves as the principal structural element.

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It is a short piece of music that repeats while the song continues.

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Is there that all

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That is the definition in simpler terms.

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I have a few mor questions

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What is a recitative

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It is when ordinary speech is set to music and strung together. So basically it is opera or an exaggerated reading of text.

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Opera was invented in Florence, Italy towards the latter part of the 16th century by a group of wealthy intellectuals and musicians. Their goal was to reproduce the dramas of the ancient Greeks using the plays and text that already existed. Europe was in the throes of the Renaissance period and during that time, architects, musicians, and writers became fascinated with ancient cultures, particularly the Greeks. The ancient plays indicated that music was used as an accompaniment; however, no music had been recorded. The Renaissance Italians began reciting the plays out loud and adding musical notes as they recited. This eventually caused them to start singing the text as they recited and led to the invention of opera.

In 1607, Monteverdi invented the very first opera which he titled La Favola d'Orfeo, which translated means The Legend of Orpheus. This opera is still performed today, over 400 years later. The first operas emphasized the words of the dramas with music merely playing second fiddle to the narrative during small interludes. However, as professional composers became involved, they added choruses, dances, and complicated, showy songs called Arias to showcase the actor's vocal talents.

Venice opened the first opera house in 1637 and quickly became the center of opera with the opening of 16 additional opera theaters. Popularity spread through Italy and then on to England, Spain, Russia, Germany, Portugal, France, and the rest of Europe. The major opera centers of the 1700's were London, Naples, Paris, and Vienna. While operas were first written in Italian, eventually composers began writing in their native languages. The most famous composers include Strauss, Tchaikovsky, Wagner, Handel, Verdi, Puccini, Monteverdi, Mozart, Berlioz, Britten, and Janacek.

Opera finally made its way to America in the 1800's, brought by immigrants from Europe. The Metropolitan Opera House in New York City is the most famous opera theater in America and was opened in 1883. Despite the proliferation of modern writers and composers, the most popular operas performed worldwide to this day were written during the 18th and 19th century.

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I think it was invented to kill peoples ears. (:

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Funny

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No really do you know

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Actually I don't... sorry.

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Ok do you know what a recitative is

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A rhythmically free vocal style that imitates the natural inflections of speech. Usually used to indicate dialog, and is used in operas, often.

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No.

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Thanks compasionate