What is Opera?.

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Presentation transcript:

What is Opera?

What is Opera?

What is Opera? Story Scenery Costumes Music Singing Drama

Isn’t that a Play? A Play is a drama A Play has characters A Play has scenery A Play might have music A Play might have singing A singer sings many songs An Opera is a drama An Opera has characters An Opera has scenery An Opera must have music An Opera must have singing A singer sings EVERYTHING!

Can we diagram the play and Opera?

What does “Opera” Mean An Opera is a musical drama that is generally sung throughout, combining the resources of vocal and instrumental music with poetry and drama, acting , scenery and costumes.

How Old is Opera?

How old is Opera? The first Opera was written in 1597. The earliest opera were in Italy.

Which composers wrote Operas? Mozart Wagner Puccini Verdi Rossini Lully Handel Gluck Meyerbeer Berlioz Strauss Andrew Lloyd Webber

Who is needed to perform an Opera? Musicians Singers

Who is needed to perform an Opera? People to design and make the costumes

Who is needed to perform an Opera? People to design and build the scenery

Who is needed to perform an Opera? People to light the scenery

Nobody still writes Operas, do they?

Can we see an Opera?

Can we see an Opera?

Can we see an Opera?

Play or Opera? Which one has characters, scenery, costumes and music? Either One. A Play Can have music; An Opera MUST have music.

Play or Opera? Which one is entirely music? An Opera A Play Can have music; An Opera MUST have music.

Play or Opera? Which one may have songs? A Play. A Play Can have songs; An Opera MUST have songs.

Play or Opera? Which one has characters speaking to one another? Generally, a play. A Play will have dialogue. An Opera usually is all singing instead of any talking.

The End (Finis)