Opera

I'm taking it you mean the famous aria 'Ombra mai fù'. It is sung by the main character 'Serse' or 'Xerxes'. At the premier the part was sung by the castrato Gaetano Majorano - stage name of Caffarelli [12th April 1710 to 31st January 1783].

Luciano Pavarotti is an opera singer. A very famous one at that.

It is reported that the great tenor, Placido Domingo, holds the record number of curtain call bows, which occurred at the Vienna State Opera: a record number 87 curtain calls!

Jose' Carreras was dying from cancer, when his doctors told him he would not live much longer. From that time, he lived at least a quarter century, and gave concert and operatic appearances far beyond his anticipated death!

From an historical standpoint, Enrico Caruso was undoubtedly the greatest opera singer of all time!

From a singing artist's aesthetic point of view, Mario Lanza was without question the most beautiful tenor voice of the previous century, who was also the singing idol of the world's three greatest operatic tenors at the close of the 20th century; viz., Luciano Pavarotti, Jose' Carreras, and Placido Domingo. The celebrated Italian conductor, Arturo Toscanini [who conducted all his operatic and symphonic scores from memory!], declared that Mario Lanza had the greatest tenor singing voice of the 20th century!

Probably the greatest soprano singers of the 20th century were Maria Callas and Renata Tebaldi, the latter singer who was said to have the "voice of an Angel!" by many musical intelligentsia.

The German born, American Basso Cantante i Profundo, Jerome Hines, has the longest continuous career at the Metropolitan Opera: a fantastic 41 seasons! Mr. Hines did not begin to sing until he had graduated with his Master's degree in Chemistry from UCLA, and sang his last professional concert in his 80th year! He also composed his own opera, "I Am the Way," on the life of Christ, which had over one hundred performances, worldwide, before his death in 2003.

He died Thursday, September 6, 2007

Search for the opera libretto you want, and several versions from several publishers can be purchased online.

If what you mean by your question is whether the type of voice training that we call "classical singing" is the same thing that we call "opera singing," then the answer to your question is yes.

However, Opera is more than just singing: An Opera (and this applies to both Western Opera and Chinese Opera) is a theatrical presentation in which the drama is enacted by classically trained singers, most of the times accompanied by a sizable instrumental ensemble, which usually corresponds to something almost identical to a symphonic orchestra.

Classical Singing is also used to interpret Oratorios, Art Songs, Lieder, and several other forms of sung compositions, which do not require staging.

In a performance of opera, the drama requires a full staging, of course, and this brings a full visual aspect to it, in addition to the music. Scenery, costumes, make up, lights, all make part of an opera performance as well.

If you attend an opera devoid of its staging, this incomplete rendering is called Opera in Concert, or a Concert Version of an opera. Beyond that, you can also experience opera through complete recordings (the full dramatic story in music) in both audio-alone, as well as video versions. Highlights from operas are also usually found in either recording or concert form. If accompanied by piano, these latter forms can be called an Opera Recital.

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The famous Habanera - L'amour est un oiseau rebelle.

While much of Gilbert and Sullivan is suitable for children, none of their operettas were written FOR children.

Marian Anderson 27th February 1897 [or 1899] - 8th April 1993 the American contralto was the first Negro singer at the Metropolitan opera in 1955.

I think what you're looking for is O dischius'è il firmamento from the 4th Act, Scene 2.

Born Paris 1849 died Cannes 1895. He was a composer and violinist. He wrote a number of works including 8 operas of which seemingly only the tenor piece 'Berceuse' from Jocelyn has survived.

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Gilbert and Sullivan.

Basically the same as now days. However there were less schools and scholarships, therefore much more 'learning' was practical and much less theory.

No, the Marriage of Figaro is an example of an opera with a happy ending

Probably Audra McDonald? Opera singer and Tony Award winning Broadway actress.

The New Grove Dictionary of Opera considers La Cilla(music by Michelangelo Faggioli, text by F. A. Tullio, 1706) to be the first genuine opera buffa; but the term refers to any Italian comic opera written approximately between that date and 1850, so it's probably not possible to be sure which was the very first.

According to records the first public opera house was opened in 1637 and was the Teatro San Cassiano in Venice, Italy.

'Fidelio' is the name Leonore took in her successful attempt to rescue her husband in Beethoven's opera 'Fidelio'.

This song was especially written by Ernesto de Curtis for the 1935 movie starring Gigli and translated it means 'Don't forget me". The movie carried the same title.

Twice, the opera house at Covent Garden was completely destroyed by fire and re-built. In 1857, the current building was started following the second fire, and it was up and running by May of 1858.

Mozart's famous German singspiel, or opera, "The Magic Flute," tells a charming, fantastic story that includes a bird seller, a captured princess, a prince who wants to rescue her, an evil Queen of the Night,a priest and, of course, a magic flute. The plot is complicated but the music is beautiful and memorable. You won't be able to stop humming Papageno's theme song!

The soprano aria Un bel dì vedremo, sung by Cio-Cio San (Butterfly) in Act II, is highly popular.

You are on the right track, (Boston and Maine!) Mme Nordica had an estate in what is now called Farmington, Maine (obviouskly a rural, agrarian area) there is a Nordica museum on the site. Towns do change names over the years- for example there is a Lidice (Pronounced Lid-Each-Ay) not Lidiss) in Illinois renamed after the village massacred by the SS in World War II. Towns do change names, so beware. Get a museum directory and look it up. As far as I know they are still in business. Nordica was the first Yankee Diva- American Girl to hit big-time opera, though many think that Geraldine Farrar was the first native talent in that line, Nordica came earlier, but WA never Lead singer at the Met. (metropolitan opera)

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