EVOLUTIONARY MARKINGS - FROM THE OPERA SERIES TO THE OPERA BUFFA
David Crescenzi · Review of Artistic Education · 2025
Abstract: For Italian culture, and not only, the 18th century was one of reforms in musical theatre, which were manifested from the very first years, when composers began to abandon complicated plots and the connections between tragic moments and comics, specific to the librettos of the previous century. The simplified stage action thus becomes more believable and as a consequence of the evolution and reform of the opera series, a new type of show is taking shape, based exclusively on comic situations and characters: the opera buffa. So, the 18th century is not only the century of opera series, but also of the affirmation of opera buffa. Key words: opera series, opera buffa, evolution