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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 long did it take to build Carnegie Hall?
There are a number of 'Carnegie Hall's' and modifications. The links below will give you extensive information.
What do the numbers mean in opera ex op 77 or op 35?
In all music 'Op' or Opus mean 'work' so Op 77 would mean work number 77.
How they interpret the aria and recitative in this movie?
Your question isn't specific enough to answer.
Famous male Italian opera singers from the past?
Caruso Gigli Pasquale Amato Mario Ancona Mattia Battistini The link below will give you a few more.
What opera is Che fiero costume from?
Che fiero costume - music by Giovanni Legrenzi (1626-1690) is a song [not from an opera] that is a rebuke to Cupid for the pain and unhappiness he causes.
Auria is a family surname, I believe it's Italian. If you are referring to an Aria, (pronounced the same way) it's an elaborate melody sung as a solo with accompaniment, like in an opera or oratorio.
Is there a famous opera that stars a valkyrie named brunhilda?
Brunnhilde is the star of three of the four operas comprising Richard Wagner's Der Ring des Nibelungen, The Ring of the Nibelung.
The first opera is considered a prologue, Das Rheingold, The Rhine-gold.
Brunnhilde appears in Die Walkure, The Valkyrie, in Siegfried, and in Die Gotterdammerung, The Twilight of the Gods.
The can can is from which opera?
The Can-Can is from Jacques Offenbach's operetta, Orpheus in the Underworld (Orphée aux enfers).
New Zealand operatic actor Sir Donald McIntyre is 83 years old (birthdate: October 22, 1934).
* a different source gave a birth date of August 22.
Australian footballer Don McIntyre was 98 years old when he died on July 16, 2013 (born March 5, 1915).
Is soprano the highest singing voice?
Yes, soprano is the highest singing voice.
It normally ranges from middle C and up approximately two octaves.
Partitura del brindis de la opera La traviata de Verdi?
From early in act 1 it is the drinking song 'Libiamo ne' lieti calici' sung by Alfredo, Violetta and chorus. See the link below.
What is the texture of the overture to William Tell?
William Tell [Guillaume Tell] was premiered 3rd Aug 1829
Is a prima Donna the main female singer in an opera?
Well, often they happen to be, but a prima Donna is actually more of an annoyingly full of herself female singer (almost always a soprano) who insists on running everything her way or she will throw a fit and refuse to sing. Kind of like a musical drama queen. You have to put up with them because the opera can't go on without them. *sigh*
Originally the phrase did mean the main female singer in an opera, or the female member of the opera troupe who almost always got the leading role.
How many languages is opera written in?
Italian, German, English, Hungarian, Russian, for the most part.
Also French.
Ms Fleming's biography mentions two children, but doesn't mention a husband. Presumably she was married at one point.
About Dame Nellie Melba's sons name?
She married Charles Armstrong in Brisbane in 1882 and they had a son, George, the following year. The marriage was to end in divorce in 1900.
How did opera buffa differ from opera in previous periods?
Opera buffa was about real people. The music acompanying it was light and humerous.
