Opera Reform/Opera Wars

Hasse

________ was the master of opera seria.

Metastasio

________ set the standard for opera seria.

opened it up to abuses

singers made crazy demands on poets and composers, singers added irrelevant embellishments

ritornello could introduce all the material sung later

began incorporating structural features of instrumental music

some italian composers wanted to bring opera into harmony with the changing ideals of music and drama by making it more natural

changes reflected enlightenment thought

overture

integral part of the opera