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
Edinburgh Opera Company 16, 18 May 1923)," "Meyerbeer's "The Huguenots" (Royal Lyceum Theatre 15, 17, 19 May 1923); "Bohemian Girl", "Cavalleria Rusticana", "Trial by Jury" and "The Jolly Beggers" (Royal Lyceum, 1931); "Yeoman of the Guard, Jeannie Deans" (King’s Theatre 1934); "Orpheus" (Gateway Theatre 1958); "Faust" (Gateway Theatre 1959); "Semele" (Gateway Theatre 1960); "Der Freischutz" (Gateway Theatre 1961); "L'elisir d’amore" (Gateway Theatre 1962); "The Bartered Bride" (Gateway Theatre 1963); "Flying Dutchman" (Royal Lyceum Theatre 1979). Edinburgh Opera Company "Not to be confused with Edinburgh Grand Opera". Edinburgh Opera Company was an opera company which existed in Edinburgh during the 20th century from around