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chapter thirteen Romantic Opera
start ... experiencing this chapter’s topics with an online video activity.
learning objectives
After studying the material in this chapter, you should be able to:
1 Identify what characterizes bel canto opera and which composers
created it.
2 Describe the traits of Italian Romantic opera as represented in
Verdi’s La traviata.
3 Differentiate Wagner’s German “music dramas” from Italian
Romantic opera.
4 Differentiate nineteenth-century realistic opera from traditional bel
canto opera, using the operas of Bizet and Puccini as examples.
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