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A) The choruses in German opera have always
T e a e t Gree s ere t e rst eo e to been rather huge.
integrate music with theatre, and this practice
continued in several plays performed throughout B) The German opera consisted of more than
the Middle Ages. But the origins of opera as we simply singing alone.
know it today can be traced back to a group of
Italian poets and musicians who called themselves C) The level of dedication in German opera was
the ‘camerata’ in the 17th century. They wanted comparatively lower than that of Italian opera.
to recreate the look and feel of the Greek theatre
as much as possible. Opera, which is essentially D) It wasn’t until the late 1800s that opera
a sung dialogue set to individual or group songs, flourished in Germany.
evolved from these roots to become what it is E) There was also a significant amount of
today. During the 17th and 18th centuries, special conversation in Italian opera.
forms of opera were established, such as the
Italian comic opera, the tragic opera, and the
German Singspiel type of opera, which is an opera
with spoken dialogue. There was a kind of opera
known as grand opera that was popular throughout
the 19th century and was distinguished by its use
of big choruses. ----
A) was characterised by its extensive ensemble of
vocalists

B) served as a model from which subsequent
varieties were created

---- C) a satirical opera in the Italian tradition, but it
A) in Italy’s theatres during the Middle Ages was set in the 19th century

B) when an Italian musician performed a lyric D) lacked musical pieces that were performed by
written by an acquaintance a big chorus

C) with the aim of reviving the ancient Greek art of E) often dealt with heavy or sad subject matter
drama

D) by Greek writers and artists in the Middle Ages

E) a group of Italians during the early 1700s

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