Lesson 1

Question 1

“Floating, falling, sweet intoxication,. Touch me, trust me, savor each sensation. Let the dream begin, let your darker side give in to the power of the music of the night.”

Answer 1

-Charles Hart, The Phantom of the Opera

Question 2

It was given in Florence using a Greek myth as subject.

Answer 2

Opera

Question 3

Is described as an entertainment where “intellect and every noblest sentiment are fascinated at one in the same moment by the most electable art ever deviced by human genius” (Gasta 2013).

Answer 3

Opera

Question 4

Forms a very significant part, giving an opportunity for the leading characters to express deep feelings of love, farewell, and the like

Answer 4

Aria

Question 5

This is when the explanation and storytelling parts are half-spoken or half-sung

Answer 5

Recitative

Question 6

It is arranged in acts and scenes contained within.

Answer 6

Libretto or Little Book

Question 7

It is when the composer sets the Music on this libretto

Answer 7

Opera Score

Question 8

It is a long opera with a serious story

Answer 8

Grand Opera

Question 9

It is a short story with a humorous subject

Answer 9

Opera Comique

Question 10

Is a very expensive account of the involvement of many experts

Answer 10

Opera Production

Question 11

It is a small opera world in the character speak between songs unlike in an opera where the entire drama is set to music.

Answer 11

Operetta

Question 12

The founder of Art Song

Answer 12

Franz Schubert

Question 13

It is a union of poetry in music

Answer 13

Art Song

Question 14

Enumerate the famous composers who contributed to the Art Song.

Answer 14

Robert Schumann
Johannes Brahms
Felix Mendelssohn
Richard Wagner
Hugo Wolf
Richard Strauss
Gustav Mahler
Arnold Schoenberg

Question 15

It means the theatrical performances presented in the 41 professional theater of New York.

Answer 15

Broadway Theater