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Secco 60 Opera Buffa

SECCO 60 | Opera Buffa Click here to read transcript This week I’m looking at the term ‘Opera Buffa’ What is Opera Buffa?Another glorious Italian phrase. It literally means comic opera.  This is an opera with a plot that has a deliberately light and humorous subject albeit with appropriate serious deviations.This is very different from …

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Secco 60 Prima Donna

SECCO 60 | Prima Donna Click here to read transcript This week I’m looking at the term Prima donna What is a prima donna? Once again we are looking at a term straight out of the musical mater of Italy. Translating as ‘First Lady’ the term originally means the principle female singer in a cast …

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Secco 60 Cabaletta

SECCO 60 | Cabaletta Click here to read transcript This week I’m looking at the term ‘Cabaletta’.Non mi dir (from Mozart’s Don Giovanni) is an example of a Cabaletta aria.What is a Cabaletta?It is a musical form used when composing solo operatic music. It typically consists of a slower section followed by a faster section.Where …

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