The aria is the Elvira Arturo duet from Bellini's I Puritani. It is from Act III and it is just an excerpt of the aria.
I'm not sure which aria you're referring to, but the opera The Midnight Angel was written by Peter S. Beagle and scored by David Carlson, both Americans.
Carmen, the main character in Bizet's opera.
An 'aria' -- literally "air" in Italian, meaning song or melody. This would be the most direct answer, but others are a possibility: "arioso", recitative, or the pairing of a "cavatina" and "cabaletto" which together form an entire "scena" (scene) for a singer. Many opera terms are in Italian, or derived from Italian, due to the importance of the Italians in music during the 15th and 16th centuries. The first Opera is often thought to be L'Orfeo by Claudio Monteverde .
A song from an Opera is known as an Aria - whether it is long or short, however, you can also have an arietta, which is a "little aria" which might also be what you are referring to.
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In an opera, all the main characters have arias.
That's from the opera 'Orontea' by Marco Antonio Cesti.
No. Aria is an opera solo sung by a single voice. Melody is the main line of a tune, with which another voice can harmonize. An aria contains a melody, but a melody is not necessarily an opera aria.
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An aria is a term usually used to describe a musical piece written for a solo voice, with or without accompaniment, most often found in operas. In opera, an aria is a solo vocal piece - also an "air" or "melody."
The Queen of the night aria from Mozart's 'The Marriage of Figaro' opera is a challenging aria for a soprano.
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In opera an aria
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An operatic song is called an aria. This is a solo song that is a self contained piece that can be with or without instrumental music.