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General Opera Information
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What is the highest female voice called?
A soprano.
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What is the highest male voice part?
A tenor.
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True or False. An opera is both singing and speaking.
False
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How many people sing a duet?
Two
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What is the time between Act 1 and two called? It's a break when people can get up and stretch and it also give the actors and actresses a break.
Intermission.
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What is the middle female voice called?
A mezzo soprano.
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What is the middle male voice part?
A baritone.
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What is a group of singers called?
A chorus.
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What is the person who directs the orchestra called?
The conductor.
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What is the person who writes the music called?
The composer.
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What is the lowest female voice part called?
A contralto.
300
What is the lowest male voice part?
A bass.
300
What is the person called who creates and arranges the dance moves?
Choreographer.
300
What is the place where the orchestra sits and performs called?
The pit.
300
What is the person off-stage who helps the performers remember the words called?
The prompter.
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What is a female singing star called?
A diva.
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What is a male singing star called?
A divo.
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What is an expressive song for a single person called?
An aria.
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What is the person who writes the words of the songs called?
The lyricist.
400
What are the outfits that the people in a show wear called?
Costumes.
500
True or False. Most women are contraltos.
False
500
What voice part do most men end up being when they are older?
A baritone.
500
What is a song that is speech-like that provides information about the plot called? This song can be sung by one person or a conversation.
Recitative.
500
What are the objects used on stage called?
Props.
500
What is the music played by an orchestra before the opera begins called?
The overture.