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意大利歌剧的起源与早期发展“歌剧”这个术语比它所说明的那一类音乐性戏剧作品形成和出现得要晚一些。歌剧这个名称,按照其本身的词义来使用,最早是在1639年;它得到普遍使用则是在18世纪至19世纪初叶。
The Origin and Early Development of Italian Opera The term “opera” is formed and appears later than the musical works of the kind it describes. The name opera, used according to its own meaning, was first used in 1639; it gained widespread use in the early 18th and early 19th centuries.