Opera

The 1987 opera 'Nixon in China' by the American composer John Adams which is about the visit of United States President Richard M. Nixon to China in 1972.

She is Adele [soprano] maid to Rosalinde.

Recitative is used for regular dialogue and moving the plot forward in opera whereas aria is used for expressing the particular emotions of one character in an elaborate way. In arias the plot does not move forward.

Yes you would.

In all music 'Op' or Opus mean 'work' so Op 77 would mean work number 77.

Some people enjoy opera music so the Opera Comique would be something they would enjoy listening too and would think it was special. The most famous Opera Comique is a tragic story so it's also special in ways that some could relate to it.

Because they focus on the individual 'point of view' within the overall story being told.

The answer is based on the fact that you categorised your question under 'opera & Sydney' The Sydney Opera House is located in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia and is situated on Bennelong Point in Sydney Harbour, close to the Sydney Harbour Bridge.

Your answer depends on what you want to experience during an opera performance.

You can sit in the front row if you choose feel your body reverberate with the orchestra and singers' music; you can sit on the main floor if you like those acoustics and the view is acceptable from your seat; you can sit in the tiers if you prefer that perspective; or you can sit in the top rows if you prefer that experience.

Best is a judgement and you are the judge.

Marialuisa was trained in SOUTH AFRICA as a child and at the age of 14, was accepted at LA SCALA OPERA HOUSE IN MILANO to continue her classical ballet training, she already had a Teachers Diploma at a very young age, passing most of her exams with HONOUR'S. She then became principal soloist with PACT, and performed Main roles such as Giselle, Nutcracker, Swan Lake .... making her a' Prima Ballerina' ,at the age of just 18 years of age.

Lots of training! Very specific classical training to be exact

Giuseppe Verdi composed La traviata.

[1] L'Orfeo was composed by Claudio Monteverdi. [2] Orfeo ed Euridice was composed by Christoph Willibald Gluck.

Gilbert & Sullivan

To a libretto (script) by Lorenzo da Ponte, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart wrote the music of Cosi Fan Tutte.

I believe the one used most often is Musette's aria aria from the Market/Cafe scene. Often called Musette's Waltz.

No, he is not blind. When he conducts, he does wear readers, apparently, from photos.

The blind opera tenor you may be thinking of is Andrea Bocelli.

The heroine of Puccini's La Boheme is Mimi, but her real name is Lucia.

The libretto.

her voice was more high, clear and beautiful than the song of a bird crying to the rising sun.

It's about 3 hours...give or take with the intermissions.

Fidelio is Ludwig van Beethoven's only opera.

The grand opera contains no spoken dialogue while the light opera contains the spoken dialogue. The grand opera is performed at a very large stage while the light opera is performed at a very small stage.

I am guessing you mean 'The Mikado' by Gilbert and Sullivan. This is a comic opera and their ninth of fourteen operatic collaborations. It opened on 14th March 1885. By setting the opera in Japan Gilbert was able to satirize British politics and institutions more freely by disguising them as Japanese.