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Opera final 122
Music 122 opera final
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08/17/2011

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Giocchino Rossini
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Grace, verve and musicality composed barber of Seville(1816)
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Cesare Sterbini
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Librettist for Barber of Seville
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Pierre Beaumarchais
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Wrote original Barber of Seville
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Georges Bizet
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Composer of Carmen(1875)
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Henri Meilhac
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1 of the librettist for Carmen
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Ludovic Halévy
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1 of the librettist for Carmen
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Prosper Mérimée
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Wrote original novel Carmen is adapted from
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Richard Wagner
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Wrote and Composed Rhinegold(1869)
Was both composer and librettist
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King Ludwig II
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Wagner’s patron (the person paying for works to be produced)
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“Singer’s Opera”
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Refers to Rossini's time or the "bel canto"
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Commedia dell’arte
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improvised tradition in Italy that used stock characters, like the wily servant example... Figaro
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Cavatina
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2 part aria, small cabaletta usually used to introduce characters
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Cabaletta
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originally a simple Italian aria, Later the concluding brilliant portion in quick tempo of a two-part aria, or the whole piece.
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Coloratura
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elaborate ornamentation of vocal line. A coloratura voice is one that specializes in singing this line, generally in a higher register.
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Diagetic music
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Music within an opera as actual music example is opening scene to barber of Seville where he serenades Rosina
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Incidental music
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used to accompany on stage action
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Ensemble of Confusion
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19th century Italian opera middle of the opera big confusion
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Patter Song
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is an aria sung at a fast rate like Figaro
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Verismo
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realistic, very controversial, clear morality of right and wrong was lost compared to the human emotion; gritty situations on life
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Exoticism
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When an artist/composer evokes another culture for artistic purpose
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Augmented second
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used for non-white characters; racial
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“Fate” motive
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a short melody associated with Carmen that runs through the whole opera
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Bayreuth
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Wagners personally built theater
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Gesamtkunstwerk
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Universal art work
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Leitmotiv
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Musical phrase : indicates a dramatic idea, object, or character
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Lindoro/Almaviva
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Lyric Tenor
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Rosina
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Coloratura Mezzoo-soprano
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Figaro
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Baritone
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Bartolo
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Bass-Buffo
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Don Basilio
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Bass
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Berta
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Mezzo-Soprano
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Fiorello
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Bass
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Carmen
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Mezzo-Soprano
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Don Jose
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Tenor
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Escamillo
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Baritone
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Micaela
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Soprano
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Wotan
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Bass-Baritone
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Fricka
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Mezzo-Soprano
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Donner
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baritone
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Froh
Definition
baritone
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Freia
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Mezzo-soprano
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Loge
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Tenor
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Alberich
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Baritone
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Fasolt and Fafner
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Bass
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Rhinemaidens
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Two sopranos and a mezzo
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Erda
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Contralto
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Italian Opera
Definition
Barber of Seville; Operas made quickly specific formula; opened w/ chorus and male viewpoint; diajetic music; Patter song; Midpoint final and melodies no longer improvised but written.
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German Opera
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No ensembles, chorus, intermissions and had endless melody everything had a purpose
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German Opera
Definition
No ensembles, chorus, intermissions and had endless melody everything had a purpose
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Sinfonia
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Italian word for overture
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Opera Comique
Definition
operas with spoken dialogue;song play no recitative
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