Opera Terminology
by Tiffany Grant
1. Opera Genres
1.1. Opera Comique
1.2. Opera Seria
1.3. Opera Semiseria
1.4. Grand Opera
1.5. Opera Verismo
2. Aspects of Music & Theatre
2.1. Aria
2.2. Libretto
2.3. Overture
2.4. Recitative
2.5. Bel Canto
3. Opera composers
3.1. Britten
3.2. Floyd
3.3. Mozart
3.3.1. Don Giovanni
3.4. Handel
3.4.1. Rinaldo
3.5. Rossini
3.5.1. La Gazza Ladra
3.6. Bizet
3.6.1. Carmen
3.7. Cavalli
3.7.1. Giasone
3.8. Meyerbeer
3.8.1. Robert le Diable