Opera
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Opera is a form of Western theatre in which music is a fundamental component and dramatic roles are taken by singers. Such a "work" is typically a collaboration between a composer and a librettist and
Macbeth at the Savonlinna Opera Festival in St. Olaf's Castle, Savonlinna, Finland, in 2007
La Scala of Milan
Palais Garnier of the Paris Opéra
Audience at the Théâtre des Bouffes-Parisiens, the birthplace of Jacques Offenbach's operettas; caricature of 1860 by Émile Bayard
History of theatre
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The history of theatre charts the development of theatre over the past 2,500 years. While performance elements are present in every society, it is customary to acknowledge a distinction between theatr
Opera
…Opera is a form of Western theatre in which music is a fundamental component and dramatic roles are taken by singers. Such a "work" (the literal translation of the Italian word "opera…
Hannah Pritchard as Lady Macbeth and David Garrick as Macbeth at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane in April 1768
Performer playing Sugriva in the Koodiyattam form of Sanskrit theatre
Eduardo De Filippo as Pulcinella, a character from the Italian Commedia dell'arte
The best-preserved example of a classical Greek theatre, the Ancient Theatre of Epidaurus, has a circular orchêstra and probably gives the best idea of the original shape of the Athenian theatre, though it dates from the 4th century BC.