Concerto

Cadenza

Virtuosic solo passage in the manner of an improvisation, performed near the end of a movement of a concerto.

Baroque - Retornelo

Rondo form = ABACADA

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Opera seria vs. buffa

Seria = Italian Tragic Opera

Buffa = Italian Comic Opera

Marriage of Figaro

the Count (a scheming middle-aged baritone)

is seeking the favors of the Countess' maidand confidante, the young Susanna,

who is about to wed her fiancé, Figaro, the Count's valet.

he tries to get rid of Cherubino by giving him an officer's commission in his own regiment.

Figaro, Susanna, and the Countess conspireto embarrass the Count and expose his scheming.

When the Count detects the interest of the adolescent page, Cherubino, in the Countess,