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What is the best language for opera?
Most professional opera singers will have French, Italian, German, and English. Often, they will be very strong in one or two of those languages (often the mother tongue and a strong second language), but will be able to sing in all four well. Russian, Spanish, and Czech also factor in, but to a lesser degree.
Are there any good operas in English?
The most well-known English-language opera of American origin is likely George Gershwin’s Porgy and Bess. Other acclaimed American operas include Gian-Carlo Menotti’s The Saint of Bleecker Street, Samuel Barber’s Vanessa, John Adams’s Nixon in China, and Philip Glass’s Einstein on the Beach.
What kind of language is opera?
Italian
Italian is beautiful, melodic, romantic. And, as we have previously mentioned, Italian is the main language in opera. For this reason, professional opera singers usually have some knowledge about Italian grammar, vocabulary, spelling, and especially phonology and diction.
Why is opera in another language?
Opera is often sung in foreign languages, particularly Italian, but German, French, and Russian are also common. This is really because these were the nationalities of the many great, classic composers (music) and librettists (words) who wrote them and the operas were written in their native tongue.
Why is opera in Latin?
The word opera is from the Latin word ‘opus’ meaning ‘a work’. By the 1640s, the word opera had come to mean a dramatic play in which all the lines are sung. The Italian word derives from the Latin word opera, a singular noun meaning “work” and also the plural of the noun opus.
What opera means?
An opera is a theatrical piece that tells a story totally through the music. It consists of recitatives which provide the narrative plot line and elaborate chorus singing, along with duets and arias, which are the parts we most remember.
Is opera performed in English?
Not unless it was originally composed in English. The Dallas Opera traditionally performs operas in their original languages. English translations (called supertitles) are projected above the stage throughout every performance.
What is the best opera to listen to?
Top 50 operas
- 1 L’Orfeo. Claudio Monteverdi Mantua, Italy, c1607.
- 2 Dido and Aeneas. Henry Purcell London, UK, 1689.
- 3 Giulio Cesare (Julius Caesar)
- 4 Serse (Xerxes)
- 5 Orfeo ed Euridice (Orpheus and Eurydice)
- 6 Idomeneo.
- 7 Le Nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro)
- 8 Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute)
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What are the best comedy operas of all time?
Highlights include Tosca’s ‘Vissi D’Arte’ (‘I Lived For Love’) and Cavaradossi’s ‘E Lucevan Le Stelle’ (‘The Stars Were Shining’). Although tragic operas such as Carmen and La Bohème have delightful comic moments, Mozart ’s Nozze is the first on the list which is an out-and-out comedy, full of fizz and sparkle and one of the greatest operas.
How many different versions of opera are there?
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