Opera Reform/Opera Wars

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Hasse
________ was the master of opera seria.
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Metastasio
________ set the standard for opera seria.
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opened it up to abuses
singers made crazy demands on poets and composers, singers added irrelevant embellishments
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ritornello could introduce all the material sung later
began incorporating structural features of instrumental music
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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
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overture
integral part of the opera