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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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How would you describe opera music?
Opera music is an accompaniment, excepting for overtures or such like, to a play to be sung by one or more persons and acted in costume.
What was Joplin's opera Treemonisha about?
The time is 1884 on a plantation in Arkansas. Treemonisha is a young educated freed slave who refuses to accept the superstitions of the community. When the local magicians, try to sell Treemonisha's mother a "bag of luck" she denounces them. The magicians kidnap Treemonisha and attempt to throw her into a wasps nest. Remus rescues her at the last moment and they return to the community. Accepted by her peers, she leads a campaign to educate the people around her.
How many seats are in the Paris Opera House?
lets try 2,200! a lot isn't it?! A LOT! believe it i have proof! i live in Paris and i just so happen to know!
Where is the Opera House in Sidney?
Sydney Opera House is located on the tip of Bennelong Point in Sydney, Australia. It is surrounded by harbour on 3 sides by Sydney Cove and Farm Cove and the fourth side neighbours the Royal Botanic Gardens.
What scientist did Philip Glass write an opera about?
Albert Einstein. The opera 'Einstein on the Beach' scored and written by Philip Glass and is defined by him as "portrait" opera to portray a man whose personal vision transformed the thinking of their time through the power of ideas and not arms.
'Aida' in Verdi's opera of the same name.
Answer 2. Aida is a captive slave in Egypt, but actually the daughter of the King of Ethiopia. Liu in Puccini's Turandot, is a slave girl in love with Prince Calaf, and there may be other girl slaves in opera.
The difference between timbre and vocal weight?
Thanks to Wikipedia:
"Vocal weight refers to the perceived 'lightness' or 'heaviness' of a singing voice."
and
"Timbre refers to the quality of a musical note or sound or tone that distinguishes different types of sound production, such as voices or musical instruments."
Of the two terms, timbre is the more complex. Read more about it, below.
Assuming you mean "opera buffa" then the definition would be a comedic opera, as opposed to an "opera seria," meaning "serious opera."
What kind of soprano is Anna netrebko?
Netrebko's voice is basically a lyric soprano with spinto tendencies. She also ventures frequently into coloratura territory.
How many auditoriums are there in Carnegie Hall?
3 - The Main Hall (Isaac Stern Auditorium) Zankel Hall Weill Recital Hall
Who holds the record for the shortest opera overture?
Welsh composer Peter Reynolds. In 1993 his opera The Sands of Time was recognised by the Guinness Book of Records as a world record for the world's shortest opera at 3 minutes and 34 seconds. ...It includes all the component parts of an opera - overture, introductory chorus, arias and recitative.
What is the opera with the Norseman woman Wagner opera?
You're talking about the operas from Richard Wagner's "Ring of the Nibelungen." (Der Ring des Nibilungen) The famous lady with the horns is Brunhilde. She makes her big entrance in the opera "Die Walkuere." ("The Valkyries") Brunhilde is the hand maiden (and daughter) of the "War Father" also called, Wotan. (His name is Odin, in English).
She enters riding her flying horse, carrying a spear, and singing, :Ho-ya ta -ho!
(Bugs Bunny did a famous version of her)
Der Ring des Nibelungen, or the Ring Cycle is a series of four operas by Richard Wagner.
Since you thought Enrico Caruso died before the Turandot premiere has he ever sung Nessun Dorma?
Nope, Caruso died some 5 years before the premier of Turandot. I suppose there could have been another version of the song that pre-existed the version included in Puccini's opera, but I've never heard of one.
Who founded the Carnegie Hall?
Carnegie Hall is named after Andrew Carnegie, who paid for its construction
Who composed the music and wrote the words to the opera 'Lucia di Lammermoor'?
Music by Gaetano Donizetti. Salvatore Cammarano wrote the Italian libretto loosely based upon Sir Walter Scott's historical novel The Bride of Lammermoor
Who is rosaura's father in life is a dream?
Clotaldo is Rosaura's father. In some adaptations, it is portrayed that Clotaldo knows this from seeing Rosaura's sword, but keeps quiet about it until the end of the play.
I have done plenty of research on Rosaura since I got the part to play her in one of the adaptations of the play.
Why did Richard Wagner call his works Music Dramas rather than Operas?
there is a continuous musical flow within each act.
there are no breaks where applause can interrupt.
the vocal line is inspired by the rhythms and pitches of the German text.
They are called music dramas because the story is told as much by the orchestra as by the text, through Wagner's system of leading motives and identifying themes for each character. Wagner felt that operas before him were just music set to words, and he wanted the music itself to tell the story.
Who achieved international fame for her operatic voice?
Many female opera singers have achieved international fame over many years of operatic history. Your question is too broad for a single answer.
Did operas influence the audience?
most definitely yes
operas were written to move an audience and to influence them into thinking/feeling certain things
What is the length in time of the opera Le Comte Ory?
A live opera finishes when it finishes. Vagaries in performances, performers, production values, duration of intermissions and so forth may adjust the time slightly. This is a two-act opera, so would not be as long as an opera with more acts.
You can review the site below, to search out the audio recorded times of the performances to understand the 'total opera length', but be prepared if you attend a live performance, that it will be longer than the musical offerings on the CDs and DVDs.
