Unit 1

Question 0

Majestic

Answer 0

Simple story told in over the top way; fancy costumes and music

Question 1

Intimidating

Answer 1

Opera can seem intimidating because it’s long, loud, and in a different language

Question 2

Sustain

Answer 2

Continuos music and stronger plots help sustain and keep the mood and suspense of the story. Singers must sustain long notes

Question 3

Evolution

Answer 3

Richard Wagner and Giuseppe Verdi were influential in the evolution of opera. The subject of operas also evolved

Question 4

Cultivate

Answer 4

You need an amazing voice and professional training to cultivate it as well as acting skills to get a lead in an opera. You need to cultivate the audience

Question 5

Convincingly

Answer 5

Not only must an opera singer have an amazing voice, they must convincingly portray themselves as a different character

Question 6

Grandeur

Answer 6

Opera has both musical and visual grandeur. Big and fancy

Question 7

Accessible

Answer 7

Opera is more accessible now that opera houses project an English translation above the stage

Question 8

Aria

Answer 8

A song sung by one person. Arias allow singers to “show off” while reflecting on their emotions

Question 9

Recitative

Answer 9

Speech-like singing that advances the plot. These songs are where the action takes place

Question 10

Overture

Answer 10

Musical introduction played by the orchestra that often consists of excerpts from the opera

Question 11

Chorus

Answer 11

A musical piece sung by a group of people. The chorus may be sung on stage or off stage

Question 12

Libretto

Answer 12

The text or script of the opera

Question 13

Opera Buffa

Answer 13

Comic opera in Italian. Working class

Question 14

Opera Seria

Answer 14

Serious Opera-Myths and Gods

Question 15

Grand Opera

Answer 15

Spectacular Opera

Question 16

Barber of Seville

Answer 16

Rossini-Opera Buffa

Question 17

The Ring Cycle

Answer 17

Wagner

Question 18

Magic Flute and Marriage of Figaro

Answer 18

Mozart