Opera has its roots in the various forms of sung or musical theater that have been produced throughout history all over the world. Dramatic … See more

The Baroque it developed during the 17th century. It was a time of great disputes in the political and religious fields, in which a division emerged … See more

The classical music—not to be confused with the general concept of "classical music" understood as the vocal and instrumental music of cultured tradition produced from the … See more

At the end of the 16th century, in Florence, a circle of scholars sponsored by Count Giovanni de' Bardi created a society called Florentine Camerata, aimed to study and critical discussion of the arts, especially drama and music. One of its scholars was Vincenzo Galilei See more

The musical production of the first half of the 18th century is usually called late Baroque. The main center of production continued to be Italy, especially Naples and Venice. In 1732 the See more

In the second third of the 18th century some voices began to emerge critical of opera seria, which was considered stultified and too … See more

Between the end of the 18th century and the beginning of the 19th century, the foundations of the contemporary society were laid, marked in the political field by the end of … See more