MUS 048 Chapter Notes - Chapter 18: Roberto Devereux, Gioachino Rossini, Lucia Di Lammermoor
12 Nov 2017
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Serious start in 1820s, after end of viennese classical period. Sprang from major opera houses of italy, especially naples and milan, and from paris. Vienna, beethoven and schubert felt threatened by popular rage for operas of. Gioacchino rossini, young italian whose meteoric career left mark on europe. Most famous today for crisp, elegant opera buffas in style not far from mozart - immortal barber of seville. Overtures (popular as concert pieces) written in sonata form, trademark of classicism in music. Rossini was admired equally for serious operas, which established style and form of. Sometimes called bel canto opera because of glorification of beautiful singing. Rossini operas provided models of romantic melodic expression, such as. Same operas also well stocked with coloratura arias, showcase for legendary virtuoso singers of that era. Rossini gave up opera in 1829 after successful william tell, his greatest work.
