Discuss the differences and similarities that defines the forms of Opera and Oratorio as heard in our examples from the Baroque Period in the last lesson. Consider the elements of these two forms and how they are used in Monteverdi’s “Tu Se’morta” from L’Orfeo [CD 1 #9] and Handel’s “There were shepherds abiding in the field” from Messiah [CD 1 #12]. Similarities? Differences? Emotional expression?
Then compare how the Baroque opera of Monteverdi compares with that of later operas of the Classical (Mozart’s “Don Giovanni” CD 2 #2) and Romantic composers (Verdi’s “Falstaff” [CD 2 #11], Puccini’s “La Boheme” [CD 3 #1], and Wagner’s “Die Walkure” [CD 2 #12]). Describe the evolution of opera in general and how it is connected to Monteverdi.
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