Opera Flashcards

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Majestic

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Opera creates a majestic feeling that leaves the audience in awe

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Intimidating

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Opera is is intimidating because you have many people screaming at you in a foreign language for hours

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Sustain

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The opera singers must maintain emotion for many hours

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Evolution

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Opera has evolved from Greek myths set to music to over-the-top productions

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Cultivate

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Opera singers must cultivate their voices

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Grandeur

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Grandeur operas are known for their grand themes

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Convincingly

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The singer convincingly sung the aria

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Accessible

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Opera has become accessible to everyone

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Aria

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Sung by one person, expresses emotion

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Recitative

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Singing dialog

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Chorus

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Everybody singing at once

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Duet

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2 people singing

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Trio

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3 people singing

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Intermission

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Break in the show

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Libretto

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Script of the opera

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Melodrama

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The dramatic presentation of opera

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Overture

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Musical introduction

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Act

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Group of scenes in a opera

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Opera buffa

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Funny Italian opera

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Opera seria

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Serious opera, involve death

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Grand opera

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Stereotypical opera

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Barber of Seville

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Rossini

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The ring cycle

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Wagner

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The magic flute

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Motzart

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The anvil chorus

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Verdi