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Sly

opera by Wolf-Ferrari
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Sly is an opera by Italian composer Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari, first performed in 1927. It is based on the opening scenes of William Shakespeare's play The Taming of the Shrew.1

Wolf-Ferrari was known for both comic and realistic operas. While many of his successful comic operas were produced in Germany, Sly falls into his more realistic, or verismo, style, influenced by composers like Pietro Mascagni. The opera explores themes similar to Shakespeare's play, which itself has been adapted into opera multiple times throughout history.12

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  1. Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari
  2. Shakespeare and Opera - Opera seria and opera buffa
  3. opera - Venetian opera

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