Baroque opera
C19601
concept
Baroque opera is a dramatic musical genre from roughly 1600–1750 that combines elaborate vocal lines, expressive orchestral accompaniment, and often ornate staging to convey heightened emotions and mythological or historical narratives.
Observed surface forms (3)
- opera seria libretto ×3
- baroque opera ×1
- early Baroque composition ×1
Instances (17)
- Rinaldo
- Giulio Cesare
- Alcina
- Il ritorno d'Ulisse in patria
- Combattimento di Tancredi e Clorinda via concept surface "early Baroque composition"
- Orlando (Handel)
- Ariodante
- Giasone
- La Calisto
- Il Xerse
- Olimpiade via concept surface "opera seria libretto"
- La clemenza di Tito via concept surface "opera seria libretto"
- Il Mitridate Eupatore
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George Frideric Handel's opera Rinaldo
surface form: Rinaldo
- Attilio Regolo via concept surface "opera seria libretto"
- Venus and Adonis via concept surface "baroque opera"
- Z.626 Dido and Aeneas