Opera Flashcards
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Majestic
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Over the top and royal like
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Intimidating
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Scary or frightening
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Sustain
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To keep on [going, doing, holding, etc]
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Evolution
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Creating and changing
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Cultivate
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To grow
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Convincingly
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To persuade
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Grandeur
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Over the top, grand
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Accessible
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Easy to get to
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Overture
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Musical introduction, no singing
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Recitative
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Speech like singing
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Libretto
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Text of opera
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Chorus
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Piece sung by a group of people
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Aria
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Sung with emotion
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Grand Opera
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Spectacular opera
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Opera buffa
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Comic opera