Opera

The composer is Bedrich Smetana, of Bohemia, now the Czech Republic.

Toreador is French for the Spanish torero, or bullfighter. The word is never used in Spanish-speaking countries and you would be ridiculed if you used it.

Leontyne Price finally sang Aida at the Met in 1961, after perfecting the role for years in various opera houses, especially in Europe.

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This soprano was born in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England. She spent six years at the Royal Academy of Music, completing the performer's and advanced courses. She joined the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company as principal soprano in September 1980. She has nearly made a career out of the part of Christine in The Phantom Of The Opera and had three long running engagements in the role before assuming Christine at Her Majesty's Theatre, London. As a result, it's claimed that she's played the role of Christine more than any other actress in the world.

According to records it seems the first presentation of Aïda was during 1932 at the nearby opera pavilion of Cincinnati Zoo

1.orchestra
2.chorus
3.aria
4.recitative
5.ballet
6.act and scenes
7.overture
8.libretto
9.duo,trio,and other small ensemble

Presume you mean the well known opera by Modest Mussorsky and not the minor work by Johan Matheson (1681)

Russia and Poland, 1598-1605.

Exhorted by the police, the Russian people entreat Boris to accept the vacant throne. At his coronation he experiences pangs of conscience, since he had the young Tsarevich Dimitri murdered. In the Chudov Monastery, the old chronicler Pimen tells the young novice Grigory of these events, and Grigory vows to avenge the Tsarevich. He runs away from the monastery, joining the itinerant monks Varlaam and Missail and, at an inn, escapes from the police and crosses the Lithuanian frontier. The scheming Prince Shuisky, Boris' adviser, exacerbates the Tsar's guilt and he begins to hallucinate. Grigory has gone to Poland and declared himself to be the Tsarevich Dimitri. Urged on by the Jesuit Rangoni, who wishes to convert Russia to Catholicism, the princess Marina accepts Grigoriys love. The tormented Boris is told by Pimen of a miracle at the Tsarevich's tomb. This news induces a seizure in Boris who, naming his son Fyodor as his successor, dies begging God's forgiveness. In the Kromy Forest, Varlaam and Missail incite the mob in support of Grigory, who invites all to join him on the march to Moscow. The Simpleton is left alone to bewail the fate of Russia.

The original version did not include the Polish or Kromy Forest Scenes, but did include a scene before the death of Boris in St Basil's Cathedral square in which Boris is confronted by the Simpleton, who refuses to pray for him.

There are 'top' opera houses in most every country on earth, including, but not limited to England, France, Italy, Australia, Austria, Germany, Russia, China, Japan, New Zealand and so forth.

Caro Mio Ben is NOT from an opera. You will probably find it in a great book called 24 Italian Art Songs and Arias. It is an Italian art song - a stand alone piece that should be performed with a similar technique to opera. Art songs are great for training and recitals. Good luck, and keep on singing!

You can find an opera house in most countries on earth, including very small countries, such as Monte Carlo.

If this is your first opera, you can take one of several paths for preparation.

If you are a music lover and know that you love classical music, you can go with zero expectation, and simply experience the opera during its performance. That way, you can enjoy what you enjoy and be put off by the elements that do not appeal to you.

If you are new to classical music, you may want to listen to a classical music radio station for a day or two before attending the opera.

You can also prepare by listening to the opera in advance, becoming familiar with the story, the music and the arias.

You can learn the most from chatting up your fellow opera goers during intermission, and asking them how they prepared.

I'm not sure what you're looking for, but Les Miserables was written by the French composer Claude-Michel Schönberg with a libretto by Alain Boublil in 1980. The first English translation of Les Miserables was produced by Cameron Mackintosh and opened on October 8, 1985, and it is this version that has won all the accolades.

Lehar composed (The Merry Widow) and you may be confused with that theme song. Lehar wrote in the Viennese style similar to by-then-deceased Johann Strauss and many people confuse the two, I am sure some people think that Strauss wrote (merry Widow) as it is in a similar style.

The Tales of Hoffmann - Les contes d'Hoffmann - is an opera by Jacques Offenbach. It is not classed as an operetta. It is a drama set to music, that makes it opera.

Teatro La Fenice is an opera house in Venice, Italy and is one of the most famous theatres in Europe.

Giacomo Puccini, with an Italian libretto by Luigi Illica.

The Springer Opera House is a historic theatre in downtown Columbus, Georgia. It was first opened 21st February 1871 and was named the State Theatre of Georgia. The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1970 and named a National Historic Landmark in 1978.

Charice. She's very popular, she was also on glee.

For an opera production, one must count the opera cast, including the opera chorus, the opera orchestra and the set and lighting crew involved in the performance.

In addition, consider the costumes, the makeup, the sets -- which must be designed, constructed and painted (true, too, for props), the sound system, the back-stage crews, the ticket sellers and takers, the ushers, and the administrative staff.

Finally, there are volunteers who help raise contributions, security who protect the opera's assets, cleaning staff who pick up, clean, sweep and mop -- even the stage during performances, and so forth.

One can only estimate that an average of several hundred people overall work in an opera house.

In an opera, all the main characters have arias.

Generally, a program. Booklets containing the text of the opera are called librettos (or libretti in Italian).

Once you go outside the top 3 it becomes subjective [seating / standing etc] taking purely opera houses that are the homes of opera companies and not just where opera is performed at times [example Beijing Grand Theater seats 6,500] the top 3 are - Metropolitan Opera House in New York City Chicago's Civic Opera Theatre Cincinnati's Music Hall

The closest found is - San Diego Civic Light Opera 1549 El Prado San Diego, CA 92101