Opera,a very popular musical form during the eighteenth century,was developed in the seventeenth century by:
A) Claudio Monteverdi.
B) Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.
C) Joseph Haydn.
D) Christoph Willibald von Gluck.
E) George Frederic Handel.

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Claudio Monteverdi is credited with developing the opera form during the seventeenth century with his works such as Orfeo and L'incoronazione di Poppea. While Mozart, Haydn, Gluck, and Handel were all prominent composers of operas during the eighteenth century, Monteverdi was the pioneer of the form.

Opera,a Very Popular Musical Form During the Eighteenth Century,was Developed