8 February- National Opera Day

Current Context: National Opera Day is celebrated every year on February 8. This day recognizes the importance of opera as a form of art and entertainment.

• Opera is a piece of performance art that combines music with words or dialogues to create a dramatic enactment of a story. 
• It involves acting, scenery, costumes, and dance.
• The term ‘opera’ in Italian means ‘work’, and the text is called the ‘libretto,’ which means “small book”.
• Opera was born out of the classical music tradition in the West. 
• It first started in Italy and then spread across Europe to France, Germany, Russia, and England.
• The first season of opera took place in Venice in 1637.
• Since its inception, the opera art form has evolved and diverged in numerous ways throughout its history.

Question:

Q.1 Where did opera first start?
a. Italy
b. Germany
c. France
d. England