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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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This Wolframs song to the evening star from act 3 of Wagner's Tannhauser.
What is that scary opera song they put in movies and commercials?
Do you mean 'Carmina Burana' by Carl Orff?
More specifically O'Fortuna it's the first and last track you can get it on iTunes.
Also check out Flower Duet and TOCCOTA AND FUGUE by Johan Sebastian Bach.
Who was the first black man to write an opera?
Harry Lawrence Freeman wrote Epthelia in 1893. He went on to write nearly 20 other operas.
Do sopranos have higher voices than mezzo sopranos?
Yes, the soprano is the highest voice range, with the exception of a soprano who can sing higher than a C#6, in which she(he?) is known as a sporanino.
What is another opera that's Ms Musgrave wrote?
Thea Musgrave wrote - The Abbot of Drimock The Decision The Voice of Ariadne Mary Queen of Scots A Christmas Carol
Who is Australian opera singer McGregor?
Ali McGregor is an Australian opera singer, actress and cabaret performer. She was born in Melbourne, was a principal soprano with Opera Australia from 2000.
An opera is a dramatic work to be sung with instrumental accompaniment, usually with scenery and in costume.
Opera is also the name of the web browser and internet suite by Opera Software, which includes a web browser, email client, IRC client, BitTorrent client, etc.
recitative
I have been looking for this for years and it seems - no. It was produced by Hispamex and the film company involved was Sintes Films. There are a number of clips on the internet.
How many people does Metropolitan Opera house NYC have in attendance?
A full house seats about 3,800 people.
What are the different jobs for opera?
There are many different jobs in the opera field. The most popular job is performing. Other jobs can be found behind the scenes such as in the costume department.
Are there any opera's in English?
There have been a few operas that have been written in English, but the majority by far of them have been written in other languages, most notably Italian.
What does the term Begger's Opera mean in Music?
The Beggars Opera is an opera by Benjamin Britten.
Answer 2. The Beggar's Opera is a ballad opera written in 1728 by John Gay. Benjamin Britten created an adaptation of it in the late 1940s. The same basic story and characters appear in Kurt Weill's Threepenny Opera.
Yes, the Coloratura Soprano was married to Orchestra leader Andre Kostelanetz. This was given ample coverage in the movie magazines, which generally shun Opera.
The lead tenor in I Pagliacci is Canio, but all the main characters are in a traveling show in which they play clowns.
Peking Opera [ Beijing opera] is a form of traditional Chinese theatre combining music, vocal performance, mime, dance and acrobatics.
As the opera is set in Seville, Spain - that is your answer.
What is a director of an opera company called?
This depends on the house and it also varies. For example, the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden has a 'board of directors' but also has a 'Musical Director'. Most opera houses / companies have a 'Musical Director' who is usually a conductor.
What was the opera 'Rigoletto' about?
ACT I. Mantua, 1500s. At his palace, the Duke lightheartedly boasts to his courtiers of amorous conquests, escorting Countess Ceprano, his latest prize, to a private chamber as his hunchback jester, Rigoletto, makes fun of her husband. Marullo announces that Rigoletto is suspected of keeping a mistress, and Ceprano plots with the courtiers to punish the hated buffoon. Attention is diverted when Monterone, an elderly nobleman, enters to denounce the Duke for seducing his daughter. Ridiculed by Rigoletto and placed under arrest, Monterone pronounces a curse on both the Duke and his jester.
On his way home that night, Rigoletto broods on Monterone's curse. Rejecting the services offered by Sparafucile, a professional assassin, he notes that the word can be as deadly as the dagger. Greeted by his daughter, Gilda, whom he keeps hidden from the world, he reminisces about his late wife, then warns the governess, Giovanna, to admit no one. But as Rigoletto leaves, the Duke slips into the garden, tossing a purse to Giovanna to keep her quiet. The nobleman declares his love to Gilda, who has noticed him in church. He tells her he is a poor student named Gualtier Maldè, but at the sound of footsteps he rushes away. Tenderly repeating his name, Gilda retires. Meanwhile, the courtiers stop Rigoletto outside his house and ask him to help abduct Ceprano's wife, who lives across the way. The jester is duped into wearing a blindfold and holding a ladder against his own garden wall. The courtiers break into his home and carry off Gilda. Rigoletto, hearing her cry for help, tears off his blindfold and rushes into the house, discovering only her scarf. He remembers Monterone's curse.
ACT II. In his palace, the Duke is distraught over the disappearance of Gilda. When his courtiers return, saying it is they who have taken her and that she is now in his bedchamber, he joyfully rushes off to the conquest. Soon Rigoletto enters, warily looking for Gilda; the courtiers bar his way, though they are astonished to learn the girl is not his mistress but his daughter. The jester reviles them, then embraces the disheveled Gilda as she runs in to tell of her courtship and abduction. As Monterone is led to the dungeon, Rigoletto vows to avenge them both.
ACT III. At night, outside Sparafucile's run-down inn on the outskirts of town, Rigoletto and Gilda watch as the Duke flirts with the assassin's sister and accomplice, Maddalena. Rigoletto sends his daughter off to disguise herself as a boy for her escape to Verona, then pays Sparafucile to murder the Duke. As a storm rages, Gilda returns to hear Maddalena persuade her brother to kill not the Duke but the next visitor to the inn instead. Resolving to sacrifice herself for the Duke, despite his betrayal, Gilda enters the inn and is stabbed. Rigoletto comes back to claim the body and gloats over the sack Sparafucile gives him, only to hear his supposed victim singing in the distance. Frantically cutting open the sack, he finds Gilda, who dies asking forgiveness. Monterone's curse is fulfilled.
-- courtesy of Opera News
What can I do with a degree in opera performance?
Without knowing the basics of your degree and your ultimate aim all I can say is - Generally most vocal music degree programs include the study of opera. Others include European vocal literature, vocal pedagogy, recitals etc. Singers can use their talents on the stage, also for commercial recording, broadcasting, in advertising, on the concert circuit, in clubs etc. Personally I think the next step is to gain practical experience - singing generally, stage craft etc.
