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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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When was Nessun dorma composed?
"Nessun dorma" is from Puccini's last opera, "Turandot", which he composed between 1921 and 1924, the year he died. We know that this aria, at the beginning of the last act, was complete at the time of his death in November 1924, although the opera was left unfinished.
The opera received its debut in 1926.
What language is opera sung in?
I'm pretty sure opera can be sung in any language, but most times its sung in Italian French or German
What opera is The Students Chorus from?
This is only a "WAG," but I'm thinking that what you're looking for is Romberg's operetta The Student Prince that has a "chorus of students" in it. One of the most popular songs from it is the "Drinking Song" sung by the student chorus. Hope that helps.
I believe there is also a Students Chorus in Gounod's"Faust". Possibly others as well.
Answer 2. There's a "Student's Chorus" in Berlioz's Dramatic Legend, The Damnation of Faust.
Who is the Opera singer known as the American Nightingale?
Soprano Emma Thursby was nicknamed the "American Nightingale".
What is the place called that operas are performed in?
Usually, operas are performed in opera houses. However, operas are sometimes also performed outdoors in open amphitheatres.
What is 'mobile' when translated from the Italian opera title 'La donna è mobile' to English?
La donna è mobile in Italian means "The woman is fickle" in English.
Name something after an opera singer performance what do they receive?
The prima Donna is usually presented with a large bouquet of roses.
1. Flowers
2. Standing Ovation
3. Applause
What was Christine's phantom admirer's name?
He is only known as "Erik" from Gaston Lerox's Phantom of the Opera. If you were to watch Lon Channey's Phantom of the Opera, he is given no name. If you were to watch Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber's Phantom of the Opera, stage and the movie, he is given no name of any kind but the Angel of Music.
Did Luciano Pavarotti plan his funeral?
It would seem not as he remained positive through out his illness.
Fidelio is a German opera that was penned and composed by none other than Ludwig von Beethoven. Folio is Latin, and means "leaf."
How does Wagnerian opera differ from bel canto opera?
Wagnerian operas are epic and tell complex stories. Bel Canto is a form of singing opera. Thus the operas are composed with different goals.
Dame Nellie Melba GBE - 19th May 1861 to 23rd February 1931 - birth name Helen Porter Mitchell was a legendary Australian opera soprano and one of the most famous sopranos and was the first Australian to achieve international recognition in the form.
What was Richard Wagner's opera called?
Wagner's operas are called "music drama" or "Gesamtkunstwerk" in German because of synthesis of different kinds of arts in it. Wagner used this term in 1849 in the meaning of an operatic performance encompassing music, theater, and the visual arts.
"Nellie" was a nickname that Dame Nellie Melba had from childhood; it was a common nickname for females named Helen in the late 19th century. As for "Melba," that surname was derived from the Australian city of Melbourne. Melba adopted her stage name before she became famous; her voice teacher, Mathilde Marchesi, urged her to adopt a more glamorous name for the stage, and that is how Helen Porter Mitchell Armstrong became Nellie Melba.
What is the opera O Mio Babbino Caro about?
O Mio Babbino Caro is about a woman who begs her father to let her marry the man she loves ("I want to go to Porta Rossa, and buy the ring!").
However, she warns that she would rather die than live without him ("And if my love were in vain, I would throw myself in the Arno! [a river in Florence]").
It is believed however, that her father did not approve based on the final lyrics:
"I am consumed by torment!
Papa, have pity, have pity..."
Who composed the bel canto opera?
Bel canto is a style or method of opera singing, not an opera per se. It was originated in the early 19th century and was used by such composers as Rossini, Bellini, and Donizetti.
What is the story of the opera Il trittico?
"Il Trittico" is actually 3 operas written 1918 [to be performed in one evening] by Puccini. They are - 'Il Tabarro' a lurid thriller 'Sour Angelica' a sentimental tragedy 'Gianni Schicchi' a comedy
Which opera features two male tenors?
Verdi's "I Lombardi" has two leading tenor poles. There are others.
Arrigo Pola, a respected teacher and tenor who in 1954 started teaching Pavarotti then aged 19.
