Singspiel rather than by established companies within metropolitan centers. Mozart wrote several Singspiele: "Bastien und Bastienne" (1768), "Zaide" (1780), "Die Entführung aus dem Serail" (1782), "Der Schauspieldirektor" (1786), and finally "Die Zauberflöte" (1791). E. T. A. Hoffmann, who admired him, composed Singspiele, such as "Liebe und Eifersucht" in 1807. In 1927, Kurt Weill created a new word, "Songspiel", to describe his work "Mahagonny-Songspiel". Notes Sources Singspiel A Singspiel (; plural: Singspiele; literally "sing-play") is a form of German-language music drama, now regarded as a genre of opera. It is characterized by spoken dialogue, which is alternated with ensembles, songs, ballads, and
Ramón Iriarte doors opened to him in the opera world. As Claudio in Montero's "Virginia," and roles in "L'amico Fritz", "Carmen", "Aida", "Pagliacci", "Madama Butterfly", and "Bastien und Bastienne" had become part of Iriarte's wide music repertoire full of success. One of the main places where Iriarte got to show his talent in a national way was in the Teatro Municipal de Caracas. In 1967 was the first time he performed internationally in New York City where he gained fame and reputation. His baritone's life kept blooming as the years passed. For over twenty–five years he dedicated his life to opera and