What is Opera? Opera-is a play on the stage where all songs and dialogue is sung

Operas can be sung in any language and are performed in opera houses all around the world!

Opera originated in Europe, the first opera was performed in Italy in 1597!

It paved the way for the American Musical... Opera versus Musical Theatre

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory The Musical *Performers use microphones, alternates with spoken dialogue

La Boheme Quartet by Giacomo Puccini

*Performers are trained to project their voices without microphones, all dialogue is sung Terms to Know: Recitative-sung dialogue

Aria-song in an opera

Scene from The Marriage of Figaro by W.A. Mozart Voice Types

Highest Coloratura (Light)Soprano Lyric or Dramatic Soprano Mezzo Soprano (All women)

Tenor Baritone Lowest Bass (All Men) Also in Opera... Stage, Setting Conductor

Dancing/Stage Combat Pit Orchestra

Opera Chorus Subtitles

Libretto-Script Understudy

Duet, Trio, Quartet, Quintet, Sextet Artistic Director What type of sopranos are each of the following?

The Doll Aria from Tales of Hoffmann by Jacques Offenbach

La Regata Veneziana Aria by

La Cenerentola's Aria by Gioachino Rossini Is it Tenor, Baritone or Bass?

Lindoro's Aria from by Gioachino Rossini

Polifemo's Aria from from Aci, Galatea e Polifemo by G.F. Handel

Pappageno's Aria from The Magic Flute by W.A. Mozart Buffa-”Funny” Comedy Opera

Figaro's Aria from The Barber of Seville by Gioachino Rossini

Seria-”Serious” dramatic opera

Canio's Aria from I Pagliacci by Ruggero Leoncavallo Did you know?

Operas presently are reinvented by changing the setting and even sung all translated in English

Rigoletto's Aria by Giuseppe Verdi Setting: Las Vegas

You may have heard and seen opera without even knowing it...

"Ride of the Valkyries" by Richard Wagner from Die Walkure

"Can Can" by Jacques Offenbach from Orpheus in the Underworld

Christina Ramos on America's Got Talent Champions Overture from by Giacomo Rossini Many operas are based on Fairy Tales

Hansel and Gretel by Engelbert Humperdinck

Can you figure out this one?

Rusalka's Aria "Song to the Moon" by Antonin Dvorak

Arrange these Voice Types: Lyric or Dramatic Soprano Highest 1 Baritone Tenor Bass Mezzo Soprano Coloratura (Light)Soprano Lowest 6

Define these terms:

Recitative- Opera Seria-

Aria- Opera Buffa-

Pants Role- Composer-

Libretto- Librettist-

Fine (The End)