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Dungeon scenes
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BBD a10008810
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Originating in Italian opera seria in the 1720s, these scenes portray the hero's suffering in the dungeon, or prison from where he is subsequently rescued. This type of scene is the forerunner of Florestan's dungeon scene in Act II of Fidelio. Also known as "Sotterraneo" scenes
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Sotterraneo
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MUSIC TERMS
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Operas
 
Rescue operas