Opera
This art song was created to show off the singer's voice, and does not focus on the words or conversation.
What is an Aria
This type of song in a musical is designed to make the audience laugh and is usually upbeat and funny.
What is a comedic relief song?
Rodolfo, the lead male role in the opera La Boheme was a young bohemian struggling to live on his own because of his job. This was Rodolfo's job in the film La Boheme.
What is a poet/playwright?
This person rehearses and teaches the music to an ensemble for any musical.
What is the music director?
This includes any of the dialogue and lyrics to a show. It is also known as a script.
What is a libretto?
This sung conversation between characters is a type of song in opera that does not focus on the singer's voice.
What is Recitative?
This type of song is usually very emotional and is the biggest emotional moment in the show for the character singing it.
What is a ballad?
La Boheme's main theme is about intimate love between people no matter their circumstances or sickness. This sickness is what challenged that love.
What is Tuberculosis?
This person is in charge of advertising, finances, communication, contracting, and booking theaters for musicals.
Anything in a musical or opera that is not sung, but instead spoken is known as this.
What is dialogue?
This opera is very dramatic and its story is usually about heroic and mythological themes.
What is an opera seria?
This song is usually a song that introduces a character to the audience or is a song that makes the audience fall in love with a character
What is a charm song?
Rent is the story of young Bohemians living in the city. This opera is what the new rock musical was based off of.
What is La Boheme?
This person is in charge creating, teaching, and rehearsing dances with the ensemble.
What is the choreographer?
This place in London holds many performances halls and has daily professional performances of plays, musicals, operas, and dance recitals. It is the busiest tourist attraction in London.
What is The West End?
This opera is a comic show that has stories that are more relatable and down-to-earth.
What is an opera buffa?
This song is usually instrumental and is only played to help advance the story. It does not have significance to a specific character(s).
What is a musical scene?
This historic moment in US History is the basis to the story Come From Away.
What is 911?
These people are the actors, singers, and dancers in a production.
What is a performer?
In the hit Disney musical, Frozen, Elsa sings the hit "Let it Go" during this moment in a musical.
What is a Decision?
This style of opera shows realistic portrayals of life and is the most believable/less dramatic of any other opera.
What is a verismo opera?
This musical number is the final song in a show and recaps the themes/story of the entire show. It usually has large ensemble singing and dancing.
What is the Finale?
West Side Story follows the tensions between Puerto Ricans and Americans in NY in 1950. What were their gang names?
What are the jets and the sharks?
This person is in charge of organizing and interpreting a dramatic show and teaching the rest of the cast and crew how to perform it.
This strange show was not only different because of its storyline, but also because it was one of the first to include classical dance technique as an important performance aspect.
What is Cats by Andrew Lloyd Webber?