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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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What are the most euphonic sounds man made or otherwise on this planet?

That is an entirely subjective opinion. No one can give you an absolute answer.

What is the English translation of the Italian aria 'Ah Perché qui Fuggite'?

Here is an English equivalent of the lyrics to the aria Ah Perché qui? Fuggite! from the opera Un ballo in maschera by Italian composer Giuseppe Verdi (October 10, 1813-January 27, 1901):

AMELIA

Oh why here! Flee…

RICCARDO

Are you the one in the letter?

AMELIA

Death comes close to you here.

RICCARDO

Fear does not penetrate my chest.

AMELIA

Flee, flee, oh how you will fall down, stabbed, here!

RICCARDO

Reveal to me your name.

AMELIA

Great God! I cannot!

RICCARDO

And why do you weep…beseech me terrified?

Because you feel so much pity for my life?

AMELIA

Everything, for that, my blood … I would give everything!

RICCARDO

Oh Amelia, you conceal yourself in vain: what an angel you are!

AMELIA

At your feet I fall to the ground

Where yearning for you is the unknown

Knife of vengeance.

A cadaver tomorrow

You will be if you remain.

Save yourself, go, leave me,

Flee from their hated.

RICCARDO

Other than that you love me, Amelia,

I do not heed my fate,

I have only you in my soul

And I forget the universe.

I don't even know how to fear death,

Because from you stronger

Is the aura which intoxicates me

With your heavenly love.

AMELIA

So seeing me, you wish

Breathlessly for death and shame?

RICCARDO

Saving

You I wish for - tomorrow and I will go with Renato.

AMELIA

Where?

RICCARDO

To your native heaven!

AMELIA

In England!

RICCARDO

My heart is breaking…but I will leave…farewell.

AMELIA

Riccardo!

RICCARDO

Amelia, yet another time: Farewell,

The last time!

Farewell.

What are the three main languages of opera?

I believe they are: Spanish, Italian and German

2nd answer:

The main operatic languages are Italian, French and German. There have been Spanish operas, just as there have been in English, Polish, Hungarian, Russian and many other languages; but not as many as in the three main languages.

How does Don Giovanni die?

Don Giovanni's destruction and deliverance to hell are effected by the cemetery statue of the Commendatore, who had accepted the libertine's invitation to supper. It exhorts him to repent but Giovanni refuses. So, as the statue sinks into the earth it drags Giovanni down with it to hell.

What kind of skills do you need to become an opera singer?

No, you don't because singing comes from the heart, not education so don't let anyone tell you that you need an education to sing, especially when it is opera. You will need a good vocal teacher and couch though to teach you how to use your instrument properly. Also, there any many muscles like: diaphragm, back, posture too. This takes an expert to show you how to accomplish this.

What is Tristan Prettyman well known for?

Tristan Prettyman is well known for her music career, most notably her album entitled "Twentythree", which she produced via a contract with Virgin records.

What was Gilbert and Sullivan's full names?

The full names of the creative team responsible for the Gilbert and Sullivan operas were William Schwenk Gilbert and Arthur Seymour Sullivan. Gilbert generally signed his name as "WS Gilbert" and was know as "Schwenk" to his close relatives. Sullivan generally signed his name as "Arthur S. Sullivan" and never ussed just his three initials.

How would you describe opera music?

Opera music is an accompaniment, excepting for overtures or such like, to a play to be sung by one or more persons and acted in costume.

What was Joplin's opera Treemonisha about?

The time is 1884 on a plantation in Arkansas. Treemonisha is a young educated freed slave who refuses to accept the superstitions of the community. When the local magicians, try to sell Treemonisha's mother a "bag of luck" she denounces them. The magicians kidnap Treemonisha and attempt to throw her into a wasps nest. Remus rescues her at the last moment and they return to the community. Accepted by her peers, she leads a campaign to educate the people around her.

How many seats are in the Paris Opera House?

lets try 2,200! a lot isn't it?! A LOT! believe it i have proof! i live in Paris and i just so happen to know!

Where is the Opera House in Sidney?

Sydney Opera House is located on the tip of Bennelong Point in Sydney, Australia. It is surrounded by harbour on 3 sides by Sydney Cove and Farm Cove and the fourth side neighbours the Royal Botanic Gardens.

What scientist did Philip Glass write an opera about?

Albert Einstein. The opera 'Einstein on the Beach' scored and written by Philip Glass and is defined by him as "portrait" opera to portray a man whose personal vision transformed the thinking of their time through the power of ideas and not arms.

Who was slave girl of opera?

'Aida' in Verdi's opera of the same name.

Answer 2. Aida is a captive slave in Egypt, but actually the daughter of the King of Ethiopia. Liu in Puccini's Turandot, is a slave girl in love with Prince Calaf, and there may be other girl slaves in opera.

The difference between timbre and vocal weight?

Thanks to Wikipedia:

"Vocal weight refers to the perceived 'lightness' or 'heaviness' of a singing voice."

and

"Timbre refers to the quality of a musical note or sound or tone that distinguishes different types of sound production, such as voices or musical instruments."

Of the two terms, timbre is the more complex. Read more about it, below.

What is an opera-buffer?

Assuming you mean "opera buffa" then the definition would be a comedic opera, as opposed to an "opera seria," meaning "serious opera."

What kind of soprano is Anna netrebko?

Netrebko's voice is basically a lyric soprano with spinto tendencies. She also ventures frequently into coloratura territory.

How many auditoriums are there in Carnegie Hall?

3 - The Main Hall (Isaac Stern Auditorium) Zankel Hall Weill Recital Hall

Who holds the record for the shortest opera overture?

Welsh composer Peter Reynolds. In 1993 his opera The Sands of Time was recognised by the Guinness Book of Records as a world record for the world's shortest opera at 3 minutes and 34 seconds. ...It includes all the component parts of an opera - overture, introductory chorus, arias and recitative.

What is the opera with the Norseman woman Wagner opera?

You're talking about the operas from Richard Wagner's "Ring of the Nibelungen." (Der Ring des Nibilungen) The famous lady with the horns is Brunhilde. She makes her big entrance in the opera "Die Walkuere." ("The Valkyries") Brunhilde is the hand maiden (and daughter) of the "War Father" also called, Wotan. (His name is Odin, in English).

She enters riding her flying horse, carrying a spear, and singing, :Ho-ya ta -ho!

(Bugs Bunny did a famous version of her)

Who is Olivia ward?

an American mezzo-soprano opera singer

Who composed the Ring?

Der Ring des Nibelungen, or the Ring Cycle is a series of four operas by Richard Wagner.

Since you thought Enrico Caruso died before the Turandot premiere has he ever sung Nessun Dorma?

Nope, Caruso died some 5 years before the premier of Turandot. I suppose there could have been another version of the song that pre-existed the version included in Puccini's opera, but I've never heard of one.

Who founded the Carnegie Hall?

Carnegie Hall is named after Andrew Carnegie, who paid for its construction