Opera seria includes all of the following characteristics with the exception of:

a. florid da capo arias are standard. b. while there is elaborate scenery, attention is focused on beautiful melodiesand the vocal skill of the leading singers

c. the libretto is a thinly disguised allegory praising the heroic actions of theruler.
d. spoken dialogue replaces extended passages of simple recitative.

d

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Schoenberg emigrated to France and then the United States to escape the Nazi regime.

Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)

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