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What is Opera?

What is Opera?

What is Opera? ¯Story ¯Scenery ¯Costumes ¯Music ¯Singing ¯Drama

Isn’t that a Play? ¯A Play is a drama ¯A Play has characters ¯A Play has scenery ¯A Play might have music ¯A Play might have singing ¯A singer sings many songs ¯An Opera is a drama ¯An Opera has characters ¯An Opera has scenery ¯An Opera must have music ¯An Opera must have singing ¯A singer sings EVERYTHING!

Can we diagram the play and Opera?

What does “Opera” Mean ¯An Opera is a musical drama that is generally sung throughout, combining the resources of vocal and instrumental music with poetry and drama, acting , scenery and costumes.

How Old is Opera?

How old is Opera? ¯The first Opera was written in 1597. ¯The earliest opera were in Italy.

Which composers wrote Operas? ¯Mozart ¯Wagner ¯Puccini ¯Verdi ¯Rossini ¯Lully ¯Handel ¯Gluck ¯Meyerbeer ¯Berlioz ¯Strauss ¯Andrew Lloyd Webber

Who is needed to perform an Opera? ¯Musicians ¯Singers

Who is needed to perform an Opera? ¯People to design and make the costumes

Who is needed to perform an Opera? ¯People to design and build the scenery

Who is needed to perform an Opera? ¯People to light the scenery

Nobody still writes Operas, do they?

Can we see an Opera?

Can we see an Opera?

Can we see an Opera?

Play or Opera? ¯Which one has characters, scenery, costumes and music? ¯Either One. ¯A Play Can have music; ¯An Opera MUST have music.

Play or Opera? ¯Which one is entirely music? ¯An Opera ¯A Play Can have music; ¯An Opera MUST have music.

Play or Opera? ¯Which one may have songs? ¯A Play Can have songs; ¯An Opera MUST have songs.

Play or Opera? ¯Which one has characters speaking to one another? ¯Generally, a play. ¯A Play will have dialogue. ¯An Opera usually is all singing instead of any talking.

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