Question

Which Italian opera composer preceded Verdi and was a master at both opera seria and comic opera?

Puccini
Rossini
Smetana
Wagner

Answer 1

The italian opera composer who proceded Verdi and was a teacher in both opera seria and comic opera was Rossini.

Located chronologically among the last great representatives of the neapolitan opera and the first of the romantic.

Rossini is undoubtedly the most important italian composer of the first half of the 19 century, his precocity and speed in the composition, his audacity, his unmistakeable style full of resources and the depth in his works make him one of the greats of the repertoire that continues to fill opera theaters.

Answer 2

It was Rossini who preceded Verdi and was a master at both opera seria and comic opera, although it should be noted that many considered Verdi to be in a different "league" than Rossini in terms of compositional talent.