Opera in German Opera in German Opera in German is that of the German-speaking countries, which include Germany, Austria, and the historic German states that pre-date those countries. German-language opera appeared remarkably quickly after the birth of opera itself in Italy. The first Italian opera was Jacopo Peri's "Dafne" of 1598. In 1627, Heinrich Schütz provided the music for a German translation of the same libretto. Yet during much of the 17th and 18th centuries German-language opera would struggle to emerge from the shadow of its Italian-language rival, with leading German-born composers such as Handel and Gluck opting to work in foreign traditions
Water Music (novel) an effort to find and explore the Niger River. The novel is loosely based on historical sources, including Mungo Park's 1799 book, "Travels in the Interior Districts of Africa". However, as Boyle admits in his foreword to "Water Music", he does not claim historical accuracy or even faithfulness to the contemporary accounts, whose reliability is doubtful anyway. Water Music (novel) Water Music is the first novel by T. C. Boyle, first published in 1981. It is a semi-fictional historical adventure novel that is set in the late 18th and early 19th century. The novel follows the parallel adventures and intertwining