Convenienze

Convenienze (Italian literally conveniences) were the rules relating to the ranking of singers (primo, secondo, comprimario) in 19th-century Italian opera, and the number of scenes, arias etc. that they were entitled to expect.

The convenienze are referred to in the Donizetti opera Le convenienze ed inconvenienze teatrali.

Sources

Warrack, John and West, Ewan (1992), The Oxford Dictionary of Opera, 782 pages, ISBN 0-19-869164-5

Opera terms by origin

English	Breeches role Chest voice Concert version Head voice Mad scene Opera house Prompter Surtitles

French	Claque Coup de glotte Divertissement Entr'acte Melodrama Répétiteur Timbre

German	Fach Gesamtkunstwerk Kammersänger Leitmotif Literaturoper Regietheater Sitzprobe Sprechgesang

Italian	Aria Aria di sorbetto Arioso Banda Bel canto Burletta Cabaletta Cadenza Cantabile Castrato Cavatina Coloratura Comprimario Convenienze Da capo aria Diva Falsetto Falsettone Fioritura Intermezzo Legato Libretto Maestro Melodramma Messa di voce Musico Opera seria Passaggio Portamento Prima donna Recitative Ritornello Solita forma Spinto Squillo Stagione Stile rappresentativo Tessitura Verismo Vibrato

Other	Duodrama Hovsångare Insertion aria Monodrama Overture Travesti

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