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Cabaletta

The cabaletta (Italian is a short piece of song lyrics included in a book whose effect is based on the return of the uniform rhythmic pattern.

It cites as one of its earliest examples the aria "La bella imagine," Paride e Elena in Gluck ( 1770 ). But the popularity of the cabaletta was mainly provided by the operas of Rossini.

We then called "cabaletta" in stretto , with final assembly or part, of Italian opera duets, including those of Verdi.

Vocabulary of the Opera
Aria Aria di sorbetto Arioso Bel canto Role transvestite Burlet cabaletta Cadenza Cantabile Castrato Cavatina chest voice Slap Coloratura comprimario convenienza glottal Aria da capo Diva Duodrama Intermission Fach Fausset Falsettone frills Gesamtkunstwerk Song Intermezzo Kammersnger Leitmotiv Legato Libretto Literaturoper Maestro Melodrama Melodramma Monodrama Messa di voce Opera Passaggio Portamento Prima donna Prompter Recitative Regietheater Repeater Ritournelle Sitzprobe Spinto Sprechgesang SQUILLO Theatre Season Surtitles Tessiture Stamp Vibrato

Vocabulary of the Opera