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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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Victoria de los Angeles, Monserrat Caballe, Placido Domingo, Jose Carreras, and many others.
Where might one find information about the Carmen Opera?
There are a few places that one might find more information about the opera Carmen. There are websites like the website Classical Music as well as places like Wikipedia.
What is the name of the prayer aria sung by Terrani in the opera Nabucco by Verdi?
I presume you mean Abigaille's cabaletta 'Salgo già del trono aurato' [I am ready to ascend the bloodstained seat of the golden throne) from act 2 scene 1.
Coloratura is the elaborate 'ornamentation' of a vocal melody, especially in opera.
Who is Siegmund in Wagners opera die Walkure?
Siegmund, whose name means "victory protector or shield, is Sieglinde's brother and lover
Anyone attended Wagner Festival at Bayreuth Germany In particular the Ring cycle?
Hundreds attend every year and over history thousands have attended.
Soprano Aprile Millo performs fairly continuously up through 2008, and last season had her busiest season at the Metropolitan Opera singing three roles, Tosca, Andrea Chenier and La Gioconda to sold out houses. MIllo also has a popular blog names Operavision at wordpress.com. She returns in Medea for Opera Ocrhestra of New York .
What is a word for an extended opera solo NOT aria?
The term is 'aria-cabaletta'. An example being Violetta's aria from act 1 of La traviata - 'È strano! è strano……Ah! fors e lui' [aria] - 'Sempre libera' [cabaletta].
The first known complete opera was composed in?
The standard textbook answer is - 'Daphne'. First performed in 1598 during the Carnival at the home of Jacopo Corsi in Florence. The music was by Corsi and Jacopo Peri to a libretto by Ottavio Rinuccini. It is recognized as such because it was the first of a series of similar compositions that established the form of early 17th century Italian opera. All subsequent developments were based on that tradition.
How much does it cost to see a opera in Teatro Degollado?
This depends on the performance and would need to be checked at the time.
What is 'Midridate Re di Ponto' when translated from Italian to English?
"Mithridates, King of Pontus" is an English equivalent of the Italian phrase Mitridate, Re di Ponto.
Specifically, the noun Mitridate is a masculine proper noun. The masculine noun re means "king". The preposition di means "of". The masculine noun Ponto refers to a place. The phrase serves as the title of an early opera by Austrian musical genius Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791).
The pronunciation will be "MEE-tree-DAH-tey reh dee POHN-toh" in Italian.
Aprile Millo was born on April 14, 1958. She is 51 years old as of November 2009.
What are the names of all the songs in the opera Carmen?
They are listed at the Wikipedia entry "Carmen". See the URL below.
The artifcially created male soprano who dominated opera was known as?
A Castrato, or a male whose genitals were removed prior to puberty to avoid the effects of testosterone on the boy's development. This keeps the voice in it's soprano or alto range.
The act 1 duet from Don Giovanni between Giovanni and Zerlina, in which he woos her and after hesitating she succumbs.
Music, singing, words / story, acting, etc plus the audience. No further detail can be given to a rudimentary question. A more detailed question would be needed and as opera spans a vast period, numerous styles etc a detailed answer would be an undertaking too complex and vast for this site. Therefore I would suggest consulting a dictionary or encyclopaedia on opera or any of the numerous web sites on the subject.
