What was the effect of the Romantic movement on the Opera?
Write a sketch of Weber and his work in Opera.
What differences are there between Opéra Comique and Grand Opéra?
Compare the works of Spohr and Marschner with those of Weber.
Describe the typical Opéra Comique and name some notable work in this
style.
What changes took place in Grand Opéra through the influence of Auber
and Meyerbeer?
State the differences between the German, French and Italian opera
styles.
Write a sketch of Verdi and his works.
Give an account of Wagner and the works of his first period. His second
period.
What was Wagner’s theory of the music drama?
Explain the two essential principles he used.
Describe Wagner’s later works: “Ring” series, “Tristan und Isolde,”
“Die Meistersinger,” “Parsifal.” (Each one may be made the subject of
an essay.)
How did Wagner influence opera in Italy and in France?
Give a sketch of the later schools of opera.