Flashcards
Opera
Flashcards do conjunto (13)
- 1WHAT IS THE OPERA?An opera is like a play in which the characters only sing. They don't speak.
- 2What was the first opera ever written?Jacopo Peri's Euridice of 1600 is considered to be the first surviving opera.
- 3WHO IS WHO IN OPERA?It is necesary a lot of people to make an Opera.
- 4MUSIC DIRECTORThis is the person who is in charge of bringing the entire opera production
together.
- 5STAGE DIRECTORThis is the person who directs the people who are responsible for the costumes, set
decorations and lighting. - 6COMPOSERThis is the person who writes the music.
- 7LIBRETISTThis is the person who writes the story or the libretto.
- 8THE ORCHESTRAThese are the musicians who play the music that was written by the composer.
- 9THE VOICESAll operas have solo singers and a lot of operas have a choir.
- 10FEMALE VOICES (WOMEN)Soprano: it the highest singing voice of women.
Contralto: is the lowest female voice.
- 11MALE VOICES (MEN)Tenor: it is the highest male singing voice.
Bass: it is the lowest male singing voice.
- 12CHOIRA choir: it is a group of people who sing together.
- 13BALLETThis is the group of ballerinas who dance during some parts of the opera.
