Musicology Annotation << Back Opera Finale as Musical-dramatic Structure: La Solita Forma and it’s Modifi cations Anastasia А. Logunova This paper is devoted to the history of a grand fi nale musical-dramatic form. Opera fi nales are considered through «la solita forma» theory, which has widespread use in modern European and American researches. «La solita forma», which was generated in G. Rossini’s operas, helps to reveal features of Italian and French traditions in XIX century opera. The interaction of these traditions culminates in G. Verdi’s late operas. Keywords: opera, fi nale, musical dramaturgy, G. Rossini, G. Verdi, la solita forma. Contacts: E-mail: ventolibero@mail.ru Pp. 10-17.