With the origin of the term being of Latin and Italian descent, opera, the plural form of the word opus, meaning a work, or in this case, a number of works, is a joint effort of performance arts, those being scenography, acting, singing and music in general and occasionally dancing which comprise a theatrical performance with singers instead of actors.
Because of its difference compared to a standard theatrical performance, an opera is housed at a specially designed venue, named after the form itself, which is built specifically to house not only the stage performance, but to accommodate the equally significant ensemble, whose music is to accompany the performance as it progresses.
Yet, the most detailed joint effort in this type of theatre is the co – work of the composer who wrote the music of the work, and the maker of the work’s booklet, called libretto in Italian, which includes all of the text that is to be utilized for the play and includes all of the lines of the roles, even the directions that each character will head to, but not necessarily the lyrics of the songs.
Because of the extensive level of detail included in a libretto, operas which compositions have been partially lost, like the first ever opera La Dafne, by Jacopo Peri and Jacopo Corsi, can still be performed by following the instructions mentioned in the libretto, the one mentioned in this case, written by Ottavio Rinuccini, has survived intact.
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