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Related to the Opera Buffa , opera semiseria contains elements of comedy but also of pathos, sometimes with a pastoral setting. It can usually be distinguished from tragic operas or melodramas by the presence of a basso buffo. One of the better known examples is Gaetano Donizetti 's Linda Di Chamounix . Another example is Gioacchino Rossini 's La Gazza Ladra . Vincenzo Bellini 's La Sonnambula has all the characteristics of the genre except the presence of the required Basso Buffo , hence it fails to qualify. SOURCE
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