The mid-seventeenth-century operas of Cavalli and Cesti differ from those of Peri, Caccini, and Monteverdi in that they:
A) expand the choruses and instrumental interludes while reducing the number of arias
B) reduce the choruses and instrumental interludes while increasing the number of arias
C) heighten the differences between the recitative and aria styles
D) reduce the choruses and instrumental interludes while increasing the number of arias, and heighten the differences between the recitative and aria styles
D
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