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Opera
‘Opera’ is the Italian word for ‘work’ and an abbreviation of ‘Opera in musica’. An opera is a drama to be sung with instrumental accompaniment by one or more singers usually in costume and with scenery. As well as singing, this may include recitative or spoken dialogue. Questions should relate directly to the subject of opera.
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Opera singers sing opera. Here are the different types of opera singers, ranging from highest voice to lowest:
Female:
- Soprano
- Mezzo-soprano
- Alto
- Contralto
Male:
- Countertenor
- Tenor
- Baritone
- Bass
What are some qualities all good opera singers have?
a) a good voice
b) passion for both the music and the characters
c) musical ability
d) a good memory
e) dedication and willingness to sacrifice a little bit of fun free time.
f) good actress
g) utter passion for what they do, being onstage, singing, music, everything.
Verdi's middle period operas epitomize the soul of not only Verdi, but of Italian Opera. These three operas "set the stage" for what Opera will become as well. They are:
Rigoletto
Il Trovatore
La Traviata
obviously yes. i dont know why this is even a question. All cans can can when given the chance. But more often than not cans cannot can cans because they are denied the opportunity to prove what cans can really do.
What Gilbert and Sullivan operetta contains A most polite young man?
The name of this duet is actually " When I go out of door " It comes from Act 2 of Patience by Gilbert & Sullivan and is sung by the characters Bunthorne and Grosvenor.
The chorus after each verse is alternatively
" A most intense young man "
" A soulful - eyed young man "
Each chorus verse is different but none of them mention " A most polite young man "
Name of Gilbert and Sullivans opera set in Japan?
Ko-Ko, a cheap tailor, becomes the Lord High Executioner for Titipu, while Pooh-Bah is Lord High Everything Else. Nanki-Poo, the Mikado's son, wants to marry Yum-Yum, Ko-Ko's ward. The situation gets complicated when Ko-Ko executes Nanki-Poo. The most popular GILBERT and SULLIVAN Opera, and perhaps the most popular opera ever.
THE MIKADO
Counter tenor, writer and opera workshop leader. Performer and conductor in opera, oratorio, children's theatre and choral music.
Act 2 - Prince Orlofsky's Ball in Johann Strauss 'Die Fledermaus'
What opera has the longest overture?
If you consider Der Ring des
Nibelungen
as one opera performed over four nights, as you should, then the two and a half hours of Das
Rheinegold
probably is it as that entire night is typically considered to be just the overture by many.
Obviously, that is not what normally is regarded as an overture. One of the longest overtures in the proper sense is the one in Hungarian composer
Ferenc
Erkel's
opera Hunyadi
Laszló
from 1844. That overture is about 12½ minutes long.
Act 1 is set in the Piazzetta, Venice Act 2 is set in the pavilion in the Palace of Barataria.
What are the most famous duets for Bass voice and Baritone voice?
Duets for bariton and bass are fairly rare. Some of the more famous of them are Suoni la tromba from Bellini's I Puritani, Suona ogni labbro il mio nome, from Verdi's Simon Boccanegra, Cheti, cheti, immantinente, from Donizetti's Don Pasquale, and Restez, from Verdi's Don Carlos (the original French version of Don Carlo). As it happens, these and some others may be heard on a CD by Samuel Ramey and Thomas Hampson, titled "No Tenors Allowed."
His wife, Margherita, died aged 27, during 1840, after becoming seriously ill with encephalitis. His son and daughter of the marriage both died in infancy - both under 2 years of age. Infant mortality was not unusual in those days.
What is an opera buffa that Mozart wrote?
Don Giovanni
Don Giovanni has elements of opera buffa, but he called it a dramma giocosa, or a humorous drama. Cosi Fan Tutte is an opera buffa by Mozart.
