Opera Flashcards
Majestic
The Opera music is majestic because it is a powerful beautiful form of music including acting, costumes, singing, and backdrop to tell a story.
Intimidating
The Opera is intimidating because of their powerful voices, it’s sung in a different language, it is also very loud, and they hold out long notes.
Sustain
In Opera they sustain, or hold a long note, they also have to hold the suspense of the story.
Evolution
Opera evolved in different countries. Others developed over time.
Cultivate
Opera singers need special training to cultivate a good singing voice.
Convincingly
In the Opera the actors need to convince the audience they are actually the characters.
Grandeur
The Opera is over the top, or grandeur.
Accessible
The opera is now accessible to people who speak different languages because they have subtitles. They also have cheaper tickets for younger people.
Overture
The musical introduction played by the orchestra that has excerpts of music from the play.
Act
They have usually 1 to 5 acts
Recitative
This type of music is more of the diolage or speaking in the Opera. There is not that many instruments playing.
Chorus
A group of people singing on or off stage.
Duet
2 people singing.
Trio
3 people singing
Aria
Sung by one person that shows the emotion of the character. A lot of instruments are playing.
