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Opera Flashcards

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Recitative

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Speech like singing that advances the plot

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Aria

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A piece sung by one person

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Overture

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Musical introduction played by the orchestra

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Chorus

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Musical piece sung by a group of people

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Libretto

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The script/text of the opera

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Opera Buffa

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Comical opera

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Opera Seria

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Serious opera

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Grand opera

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Spectacular opera

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Intimidating

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Definition- Something that frightens of scares you

Connection- Singers loud foreign voice can scare you

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Majestic

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Definition- Having a unique beauty

Connection- Story lines and voices in opera can be very beautiful

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Sustain

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Definition- To keep up with

Connection- Opera singers have to hold a really long note
- Opera singers have to keep the audience interested

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Evolution

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Definition- Progression/Advancement

Connection- Operas have changed in a way to keep the audience interested in it.

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Cultivate

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Definition- To grow

Connection- Many opera singers voices have changed

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Convincingly

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Definition- To make believable

Connection- The actors have to make the audience believe that they can play their role

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Grandeur

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Definition- Fancy/Over the top

Connection- The opera is a very big production and can be very over the top

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Accessible

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Definition-To be able to easily get to

Connection- Many operas are easy get tickets to

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The Magic Flute

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Mozart

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