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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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Are the Puccini operas copyrighted?
The scores and parts of Puccini's operas are all in the public domain.
What is an operatic spear carrier?
The term "spear carrier" generally refers to a non-speaking actor in a play, or non-singing actor in an opera, who is there in the background in crowd scenes, or maybe as an escort to one of the main players. The expression comes from historical drama where extras were dressed as soldiers and carried spears, or banners.
Why do people lose their singing voice when they use to have one?
This happens a lot when people scream or yell. If you have ever gone to a football game or anything that involves cheering, and your throat feels strained afterwards... its because you (I don't want to say damaged) but hurt your voice. Or like when you hear a little girl scream so high pitch you have to cover your ears. A pitch like that is actually how high she/he could sing. It takes a while to sing that high and not feel the pain. You'd have to work up to singing that high again, if you don't work with it you'll end up straining it and then your voice will start to suck when you sing high much like mine. lol Remember, vocal cords can be damaged as easily as any other muscle. I used to be in choir, my pitch was so flat I dropped out. Anyway, that is what music lessons are for, I guarantee, at least one famous singer took voice lessons to get where they are now.
What was the story of the beggar's opera opera with sir Lawrence Olivier?
When the composer of an opera about a swashbuckling, wenching highwayman meets his hero's real life counterpart he's disappointed with his lack of dash(Heroic, Charming, Exciting)
Laurence Olivier..Captain MacHeath
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.
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.
'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.
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.
