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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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The first genius in the history of opera was?
Claudio Monteverdi was the first genius in the history of the opera.
Was young Luciano Pavarotti in the choir with Mario Lanza in The Great Caruso?
NO! Pavarotti was 15-16 when this movie was made...
This depends on the form the opera is in. For example, Italian operas are usually completely sung. German operas in the style of singspiel are mostly sung with some spoken dialogue in between. Singspiel operas do not contain recitative, conversational singing. Then there are operettas which are mostly sung but contain spoken dialogue as well.
In what Gilbert and Sullivan operetta do the Three Little Maids appear?
The Mikado, or the Town of Titipu
Who are the main characters in the opera aida?
Aida the slave, Radames her lover, Amneris Egyptian princess,
Which opera did Richard Strauss write in 1924?
Intermezzo was premiered in Nov 1924 at the Sächsische Staatsoper Dresden
What was the historical era in which the opera Carmen was composed?
Carmen is based on a story first written in the 1850s. Carmen was first performed in 1875. The era is sometimes known as Victorian times, especially in western culture.
Read more about Carmen, below.
Modern ones still do, yes. Old operas by Mozart, Wagner, or Verdi are now public domain,
What is an oratorio and what is different between it and an opera?
An oratorio is a large vocal and instrumental dramatic work based on a sacred subject. The main difference between an oratorio and an opera is that an oratorio has no staging or costumes.
How old is Teele Ude dancer in Metropolitan Opera production of Armida?
She is 24, she will be 25 in February.
Answers with Katherine Jenkins?
It's my 10th album in 10 years & for it I have made a return to my classical roots, gone back to the style of my earlier albums & also returned to the label that signed me when I was a 23 year old schoolteacher. So much has happened in this past decade and none of that would have happened without the support from home so I wanted to give a mention to Wales in the album title.
Which black female singer is buried in Pennsylvania?
- There are surely others but Marian Anderson the contralto who sang at the Lincoln Memoriial in Washington, DC in 1939 despite protests because of her race by the DAR and is intered at Eden Cemetery in Collingdale after her death on 8 April 1993 may be the icon most worthy of mention.
- Pearl Bailey won accolades both as a singer and actress bu she was born in Southampton Caounty, Virginia and died in Philadelphis on 17 August 1990 and she is intered in West Chester, Pennsylvania.
What is the grasshopper in Faust?
A search Goethe's Faust and the ballet and the opera disclose no such item.
How do opera singers sing over an orchestra in a concert hall?
Opera singers sing differently from pop singers. They are trained using their natural resonators in the head. Opera singers also use proper abdominal support to sustain and produce the sound. They don't sing with their throats. They push air with their diaphragm (improperly speaking). They cover an orchestra because they use their bones and sinuses to amplify the sound, not putting a single strain to the throat. This takes a couple of years to master.
Who wrote the William Tell Overture'?
Gioachino Rossini & used on TV for "The Lone Ranger" theme & elsewhere. In my youth, it was said that "an intellectual is a person who can listen to the William Tell Overture and not think of the Lone Ranger."
What was the first opera Luciano Pavarotti sang at Lincoln Center?
Pavarotti made his debut at the Metropolitan Opera on November 23, 1968 as Rodolfo in Puccini's La Boheme.
What determines the language of an opera?
The language spoken by the person who wrote it.
Not always. Mozart, a German-speaking Austrian, wrote Italian operas, t'was the fashion in those days.
Which seats are considered the best in the Boston opera house?
i don t know. you should ask this question with someone else. you can get better answer from an adult. i don t even know!!! i am just from Mongolia and i am 11 years old!!!
