What form of music often is sung in Italian?

The form of music that is often sung in Italian is opera. Opera is a dramatic art form that combines music, drama, and visual elements. Performed in theaters, operas typically include arias (solo songs), duets, ensembles (group songs), recitatives (spoken dialogue), and choruses. The stories of operas are usually based on literature, history, or mythology. Opera is a major genre of Western classical music, with origins in Italy in the early 17th century.