Falstaff and Il turco in Italia, is which type of dramatic play?
Il turco in Italia Il turco in Italia (The Turk in Italy) is an opera in two acts by Gioachino Rossini. The Italian-language libretto was written by Felice Romani. It was a re-working of a libretto by Caterino Mazzolà set as an opera (with the same title) by the German composer in 1788.
Canovaccio A canovaccio is a scenario used by "commedia dell'arte" players. It consisted only of a list of acts and scenes; the details were left to the improvisation of the actors. Actors in the "commedia dell'Arte" thus had to be endowed with an inventive mind since the success of the play depended largely on their creativity and above all on their "lazzi" (jokes and gags). The spotlight fell on the actors rather than on the play itself.