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
Lyric Opera of Virginia and Juliet", featuring Cody Austin and Emily Duncan-Brown. The 2013–2014 season will feature "Viva Verdi!, Broadway and Beyond, La Vie De Boheme" and "Master Class" by Terrence McNally. The opera company has since closed its doors due to funding issues and is currently closed as of 2017. Lyric Opera of Virginia Lyric Opera Virginia (LOV) is a not-for-profit professional opera and musical theater company based in the Commonwealth of Virginia in the United States. The LOV presents classical and contemporary opera and musical theater repertoire and trains promising young vocal and theater artists. Maestro Joseph Walsh is General and Artistic