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Opera is a dramatic musical work that combines singing, acting, and an orchestra. It has two main singing styles - recitative for narrative and arias for formal songs. There are two main types of opera - opera seria which is more serious, and opera buffa which is lighter and comical. An opera contains components like an overture, recitative, arias, choruses, and ballet. Famous opera singers include Luciano Pavarotti, Andrea Bocelli, Maria Callas, and Peter Pears. Well-known opera composers are Franz Schubert, Giuseppe Verdi, Giacomo Puccini, Richard Wagner, Claudio Monteverdi, and Georges Bizet

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Opera is a dramatic musical work that combines singing, acting, and an orchestra. It has two main singing styles - recitative for narrative and arias for formal songs. There are two main types of opera - opera seria which is more serious, and opera buffa which is lighter and comical. An opera contains components like an overture, recitative, arias, choruses, and ballet. Famous opera singers include Luciano Pavarotti, Andrea Bocelli, Maria Callas, and Peter Pears. Well-known opera composers are Franz Schubert, Giuseppe Verdi, Giacomo Puccini, Richard Wagner, Claudio Monteverdi, and Georges Bizet

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Opera ( an Italian word


from Latin which means “
work “ ) is an art form in
Definition which singers and musicians
perform a dramatic musical
work combining text and a
musical score.
Has two distinct singing
styles:
 Recitative - which is
Characteristics narrative
 Arias - (an "air" or
formal song) which
are lyrical
Has two styles of operas:
 Opera Seria - is a more
serious opera
 Opera Buffa - is lighter
and more comical about
everyday people
Opera has many of the
elements of spoken theatre:
 Acting
Elements  Scenery
 Costumes
 Dance
 Overture - main instrumental
introduction to the opera
 Recitative - where a person
introduce what is going to
happen
Components
 Aria - singers express a melody
and the story is set
 Chorus - opera is in full swing
 Ballet - everyone finishes their
part and the opera ends
Luciano Andrea Bocelli
Singers Pavarotti

Maria Callas Peter Pears


 Franz Schubert
 Giuseppe Verdi
 Giacomo Puccini
Composers  Richard Wagner
 Claudio Monteverdi
 Gaetano Donizetti
 Georges Bizet
Why most of the
Curiosity operas are in
Italian?
For many years Wagner's operas,
when performed in Italy, were sung in
Italian with Wagner's blessing and the
operas of Janacek have been sung in
English in English-speaking countries until
very recently. Composers have always
wanted their work to be performed in the
language that most of the audience speaks.
Example of an
Opera

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