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A breeches role, trouser role or hosenrolle is a term used to describe the role sung by a female which is truly the role of a young man or male teen.

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In which Australian city would you find a famous opera house?

if what you meant is about the opera house. you'll see it in Sydney Australia


Conversational singing in an opera is called?

Conversational singing in opera is called recitative. It is very frequent in Mozart's Italian operas, where the entire opera is sung, so the recitative is meant to act as a form of sung dialogue.


What is the difference between opera and operetta?

Operetta originally meant a short opera [17th century]. By 19th century it became associated with comic opera or any such like considered less 'serious' than operas. Most operettas can be described as 'light' operas - good examples are the works of Gilbert and Sullivan. Although as with all labels in music, the distinction has become blurred. Basically there is no difference between the scores for an opera and an operetta - except for the operetta's lightness.


What is difference between opera and operetta?

Operetta originally meant a short Opera [17th century]. By 19th century it became associated with comic opera or any such like considered less 'serious' than operas. Most operettas can be described as 'light' operas - good examples are the works of Gilbert and Sullivan. Although as with all labels in music, the distinction has become blurred. Basically there is no difference between the scores for an opera and an operetta - except for the operetta's lightness.


What is an operetta?

Operetta - 'little opera' - Strictly a play with an overture, songs, dances etc. However it has become synonymous with 'light opera'. Operetta originally meant a short opera [17th century]. By 19th century it became associated with comic opera or any such like considered less 'serious' than operas. Most operettas can be described as 'light' operas - good examples are the works of Gilbert and Sullivan. Although as with all labels in music, the distinction has become blurred. Basically there is no difference between the scores for an opera and an operetta - except for the operetta's lightness.

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