Vocab
All or many actors singing
What is a Chorus?
Plural form of the word opus
What is Opera?
This person wrote the music to La Boheme
Who is Giacomo Puccini
Song for solo singer and orchestra
What is an Aria?
Mozart opera that is an example of Opera Buffa
What is La Nozze di Figaro (or The Marriage of Figaro)?
The poet dreaming of love
Who is Rodolfo?
A sung conversation between characters to help advance the storyline
What is recitative?
This composer was a 19th Century Italian Composer of opera
Who is Giacomo Puccini?
This character dies of tuberculosis
Who is Mimi?
The librettists of La Boheme
Who are Giuseppe Siacosa and Luigi Illica?
A serious form of opera with lofty, heroic themes from history and mythology
What is opera seria?
The earliest operas were based off of this
What are ancient myths?
This character sings “Quando m’en vo”
Who is Marcello?
This style of Italian Opera had realistic portrayals of everyday life
What is Verismo?
The music of operas match the natural __________ and ________ inflection of the words set to music.
What are Rhythms and Pitch Inflection?
This character sings "Che gelida manina"?
Who is Rodolfo?