The ‘Melodrama’ (the Opera)
“Acting while singing” was born in Florence in 1580 In the past recent years, Elio, the frontman of “Le storie tese” (an eclectic, mocking, humorous, multi-genre Italian band) has reminded us that the Opera was born in Italy, or rather, in Florence. Unlike other musical genres and forms, the Opera (or “melodrama”) has a specific…