Opera After Verdi, the sentimental "realistic" melodrama of verismo appeared in Italy. This was a style introduced by Pietro Mascagni's "Cavalleria rusticana" and Ruggero Leoncavallo's "Pagliacci" that came to dominate the world's opera stages with such popular works as Giacomo Puccini's "La bohème", "Tosca", and "Madama Butterfly". Later Italian composers, such as Berio and Nono, have experimented with modernism. The first German opera was "Dafne", composed by Heinrich Schütz in 1627, but the music score has not survived. Italian opera held a great sway over German-speaking countries until the late 18th century. Nevertheless, native forms would develop in spite of this
La Conquista (opera) on 7 September 2006. The opera was preceded by a set of six symphonic poems entitled "La Nueva España". Written between 1990 and 1999, the cycle follows the chronological order of the historical events: 1. "Presagios", 2. "Memoria del fuego", 3. "La ruta de Cortés", 4. "El encuentro", 5. "La matanza del Templo Mayor", and 6. "La noche triste". "La Nueva España" was recorded by Naxos and released in 2000. In 2014, a rose variety, Conquista, has been named after this opera. "Conquista" is a Spanish and Portuguese term meaning "conquest". Notes Sources La Conquista (opera) La Conquista (also known