182:. These farse were short pieces, popular in Venice at the end of the 18th century and the beginning of the 19th century. They were intimate, with a cast of five to eight singers, always including a pair of lovers, here Sofia and Florville, at least two comic parts, here Bruschino senior, Gaudenzio and Filiberto, and one or more minor roles, here Marianna, Bruschino junior and a policeman. The style called for much visual comedy improvised by the players, and often a compulsive linguistic ‘tic’. Here, Bruschino senior often repeats the phrase "Oh, it’s so hot!". As compared with many genres of opera, acting and comedic talent is more important relative to the required singing ability. Rossini's farces also have a significant sentimental element. Overall, it has been described as "a vivacious and fast-moving musical comedy, whose graceful score reveals traces still of
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790:Early works
311:Filiberto,
297:Florville,
244:Gaudenzio,
234:Voice type
1468:Categories
1434:Rossiniana
1082:Semiramide
917:Sigismondo
664:0931340713
551:References
513:Audio CD:
506:Ion Marin,
472:Conductor,
457:Recordings
325:Marianna,
214:Kent Opera
98:1813-01-27
54:Librettist
1166:Pastiches
350:Servants
220:in 1992.
186:and even
1453:Category
1298:La Danza
893:Maturity
870:Tancredi
676:(Ed.),
654:(1994),
389:Sinfonia
362:Synopsis
331:soprano
218:Macerata
198:overture
184:Cimarosa
127:operatic
107:, Venice
90:Premiere
72:Based on
64:Language
1344:Rossini
1175:Ivanhoé
1140:(1829)
1074:Zelmira
1026:Ermione
944:(1816)
637:(ed.),
621:Sources
477:Label
353:silent
264:soprano
157:at the
129:farce (
96: (
67:Italian
1499:Operas
1301:(1835)
1293:(1835)
1285:(1817)
1277:(1804)
1244:(1820)
1186:(1846)
1178:(1826)
1132:(1828)
1124:(1827)
1116:(1826)
1108:(1825)
1085:(1823)
1077:(1822)
1069:(1821)
1061:(1820)
1053:(1819)
1045:(1819)
1037:(1819)
1029:(1819)
1021:(1818)
1013:(1826)
1005:(1818)
997:(1817)
989:(1817)
986:Armida
981:(1817)
973:(1817)
965:(1816)
957:(1816)
936:(1815)
928:(1815)
920:(1814)
912:(1814)
904:(1813)
881:(1813)
873:(1813)
865:(1813)
857:(1812)
849:(1812)
841:(1812)
833:(1812)
825:(1812)
817:(1811)
809:(1810)
801:(1812)
783:Operas
693:
686:
672:", in
662:
645:
448:
342:tenor
303:tenor
260:Sofia
188:Mozart
155:Venice
1489:Farse
1194:Arias
633:" in
556:Notes
523:1988
482:1991
467:Cast:
464:Year
317:bass
288:tenor
276:bass
231:Role
224:Roles
176:opera
133:) by
32:Farsa
691:ISBN
684:ISBN
660:ISBN
643:ISBN
251:bass
149:and
82:and
190:."
145:by
78:by
34:by
1470::
582:^
515:DG
500:,
496:,
492:,
488:,
1225:"
1221:"
1218:"
1214:"
1211:"
1207:"
1204:"
1200:"
750:e
743:t
736:v
539:,
170:(
100:)
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