Opera Flashcards

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Majestic

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Opera is majestic because it is a short story told in a majestic way

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Intimidating

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Some people might find opera intimidating because it is loud, sung in a different language, and long

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Sustain

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Opera actors have to keep their act and story throughout the whole story

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Evolution

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Types of opera have evolved due to the new audience and time period

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Cultivate

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Opera singers train their voices

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Convincingly

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Opera actors convince the audience they are who they are acting as

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Grandeur

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Opera sets costumes and effects are big

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Accessible

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Opera is open to all people

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How many types of opera are there

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8 booya

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Aria opera is……

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Emotional sung by one person

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Recitative

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Replaces dialog

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Overture

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Intro!!!!!!

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Chorus

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Group of people singing

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Liberatto

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Text or script of opera

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Opera buffa

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Comic opera sung in Italian

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Opera seria

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Serious opera

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Grand opera

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Spectacular opera, often long

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Barber of Seville

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Rossini

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The ring circle

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Wagner

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The magic flute and the marriage of figaro

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Mozart