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Philip Glass' first opera conceived together with director Robert Wilson introduced minimalist composition and avantgarde performance to the world of opera and remains one of the best known operas of the twentieth century. [235] 1978 Le Grand Macabre (György Ligeti). First performed at Stockholm in 1978, Ligeti heavily revised the opera in ...
Opera buffa 3 acts Italian Marco Coltellini, after Carlo Goldoni: 3 soprano, 2 tenor, 2 bass 1 May 1769 Archbishop's Palace, Salzburg: K.51/46a Score: 1770 Mitridate, re di Ponto (Mithridates, King of Pontus) Opera seria 3 acts Italian V. A. Cigna-Santi , based on G. Parini's translation of Racine's Mithridate: 4 soprano, 1 alto, 2 tenor [s]
The list includes composers' principal operas and those of historical importance in the development of the art form. It covers the full historical period from the birth of opera in the late 16th century to the present day, and includes all forms of opera from light music to more formal styles.
Although musical theatre is closely related to opera, the two are considered to be distinct from one another. [2] Opera is a key part of Western classical music, and Italian tradition in particular. [3] Originally understood as an entirely sung piece, in contrast to a play with songs, opera has come to include numerous genres, including some ...
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky wrote many works well-known to the general classical public, including Romeo and Juliet, the 1812 Overture, and the ballets Swan Lake, The Sleeping Beauty and The Nutcracker. These, along with two of his four concertos , three of his symphonies and two of his ten operas, are among his most familiar works.
The earliest known, full-length opera composed by a Black American, “Morgiane,” will premiere this week in Washington, DC, Maryland and New York more than century after it was completed.
Gustave Charpentier (1860–1956) French composer famous for a single opera, Louise, set in a working class district of Paris. [51] Claude Debussy (1862–1918) Like Beethoven, Debussy finished only one opera, but his setting of Maeterlinck's Symbolist play Pelléas et Mélisande is a key work in 20th century music drama. [52]
His most famous pieces of music include the Ninth Symphony (From the New World), the Cello Concerto, the American String Quartet, the Slavonic Dances, and the opera Rusalka. This article constitutes a list of Dvořák's known works organized by their genre. They are in chronological order, referenced by Burghauser number.