Synonyms: Опера-сериа, Dramma per musica, serious opera
"An Italian musical term which refers to the noble and ""serious"" style of Italian opera that predominated in Europe from the 1710s to c. 1770. Usually 3 acts and high voices of soprano and castrati. Changes: simplification of the plot, removal of comic elements, reduction of the number of arias, predilection for plots drawn from ancient Classical or modern French tragedy, in which the values of loyalty, friendship and virtue were extolled and the absolute power of the sovereign was celebrated." Handel - 01 Scoglio dimmota fronte (Scipione)
