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Why are operas so difficult to make?

What makes it different from a sonata?

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  • 3 weeks ago

    Sonatas can be comparatively short and written for one instrument (or an accompanied soloist) whereas an opera is sometimes written for an extensive orchestra and many voices, has to tell a narrative and may be many hours long. Even a short operetta will be at least 30-45 minutes in order to tell a satisfactory story. Of course an opera is harder - it is much more complicated.

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