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Giuseppe Verdi
"Triumphal March" from Aida

 

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Verdi: Aida

What's an Opera?

An opera is like a play in which the characters sing all their lines. Opera singers do not use microphones -- their voices are trained, and can fill a whole theater with sound without any amplification. All operas have solo singers and an orchestra -- and a lot of operas have a chorus, too. Operas have been written in many different languages, including English.

Track list:
Warner Brothers Video: Kill the Wabbit
Monteverdi: L'Orfeo: Toccata
Donizetti: Duaghter of the Regiment: Pour Mon Ame
Handel: Tamerlano: Al Dispetto
Rossini: Barber of Seville: Largo
Mozart: Entfuhrung Aus Dem Serail: Ha! Geht's Hier so Lustig Zu?
Mozart: Die Zauberflote: "Queen of the Night" Aria
Bizet: Carmen: Habanera
Bellini: Norma: Mira, O Norma
Gounod: Faust: Anges Pur
Gounod: Faust: Soldiers' Chorus
Lewin: Burning Bright

Classics for Kids Quiz

1. Unlike a play, in an opera, the music never stops.

true

false


2.What is the highest natural male voice in opera?

bass

tenor

baritone


3. What is the highest natural female voice?

contralto

mezzo-soprano

soprano

alto


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