Prima la musica e poi le parole

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Prima la musica e poi le parole is a one-act comic opera (opera buffa) by Antonio Salieri that satirizes the rivalry between music and poetry in opera.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf one-act opera ⓘ
opera buffa ⓘ
commissionedBy Holy Roman Emperor Joseph II ⓘ
composer Antonio Salieri ⓘ
countryOfPremiere Habsburg Monarchy ⓘ
firstPerformanceDate 1786-02-07 ⓘ
genre opera buffa ⓘ
hasCharacter Maestro ⓘ
Poet ⓘ
Prima donna ⓘ
Seconda donna ⓘ
hasLibrettoForm verse ⓘ
hasType intermezzo teatrale ⓘ
intendedAudience imperial court ⓘ
language Italian ⓘ
librettist Giovanni Battista Casti ⓘ
mainTheme artistic rivalry ⓘ
conflict between composer and poet ⓘ
metatheatrical true ⓘ
movement Classical ⓘ
notableFor early example of metatheatrical opera buffa ⓘ
parody of opera seria and opera buffa conventions ⓘ
numberOfActs 1 ⓘ
originalTitleLanguage Italian ⓘ
period Classical era ⓘ
placeOfComposition Vienna ⓘ
premiereCity Vienna ⓘ
premiereLocation Schönbrunn Palace ⓘ
relatedWork Der Schauspieldirektor ⓘ
satirizes opera buffa conventions ⓘ
opera seria conventions ⓘ
rivalry between music and poetry in opera ⓘ
setting theatre rehearsal room ⓘ
sharesPremiereEventWith Der Schauspieldirektor ⓘ
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s Der Schauspieldirektor ⓘ
structure one act without chorus ⓘ
style comic ⓘ
satirical ⓘ
timeOfComposition circa 1785–1786 ⓘ
titleTranslation First the music and then the words ⓘ
writtenForOccasion private performance at Schönbrunn Palace ⓘ
linked to: Schönbrunn Palace

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Antonio Salieri → notableWork → Prima la musica e poi le parole ⓘ
Prima la musica e poi le parole → titleTranslation → First the music and then the words ⓘ
linked to: Prima la musica e poi le parole