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Opera seria was the most prestigious form of Italian opera, until Gluck reacted against its artificiality with his "reform" operas in the 1760s. Today the most renowned figure of late 18th century opera is Mozart , and his music is at times the featured attraction of opera and early music festivals.
The major time divisions of classical music are as follows: the early music period, which includes the Medieval (500–1400) and the Renaissance (1400–1600) era, played at early music festivals; the common practice period, which includes the Baroque (1600–1750), Classical (1750–1830), and Romantic eras (1804–1910), which included opera ...
Opera Europa is the lead partner behind the Opera Platform, a service launched in May 2015 to offer free live streams of operas via the web. [contradictory] The three-year project to stream one free production every month received half of its 3.9 million euro budget from the European Union's Creative Europe programme, the other half coming from the 15 opera companies providing the content.
Where: Werchter, Belgium. When: 4-7 July. One of Europe’s biggest rock festivals has branched out in recent years to take in a touch more indie, pop, and even – dare we say – some dance music.
The Indy’s culture staff have picked out an eclectic list of the most impressive festivals around Europe, from Barcelona to Bulgaria Skip to main content. News. 24/7 help. For premium support ...
One of Spain’s oddest festivals takes place in the town of Bunol, near Valencia, every August. It is celebrated in honour of the town’s patron saints, and is thought to have started around ...
Opera for All [11] Wembley: Opera Holland Park: London Opera Integra: London Opera Interludes / London Festival Opera: London and elsewhere Opera Lyrica: Oxford: Opera North: Grand Theatre Leeds: Leeds: Opera Seria: Studio Theatre, Royal Northern College of Music: Manchester [12] Opera South: Haslemere, Surrey OperaUpClose: London Pegasus Opera ...
The Festival de Beaune: Festival international d’opéra baroque is a month-long annual summer festival of baroque opera in Beaune, France. It is notable for revivals of many baroque operas and performances of Mozart on original instruments .