Good day: Some friends were asking me when did keyboard recitative stop in opera? Although I'm not all that familiar with the romantic period, I offered as a suggestion that they ended with Rossini? I've seen Norma in a live performance, and the recitatives seemed to be completely orchestrated. I suggested to my friends, that the demise of keyboard recitative was due to several factors, including the larger opera houses, and louder instruments that were used in romantic period orchestras (plus the larger orchestras too). Could anyone else throw some light on this?
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