Opera Composers of the Romantic Period

Opera Composers of the Romantic Period

1. What are the different singing styles developed for the opera? Review of the past lesson 1

2. They are the 2 RECITATIVE ARIA BEL CANTO CASTRATO

3. OPERA COMPOSERS 3 Today’s Lesson

4. Opera Composers 4 OPERA COMPOSERS RICHARD WAGNER GIUSEPPE VERDI GIACOMO PUCCINI

5. GIUSEPPE VERDI ITALIAN OPERA COMPOSER 5

6. GIUSEPPE VERDI AT 10, HE WAS TAUGHT TO PLAY THE PIANO BY THE ORGANIST OF A CHURCH IN BUSSETO.

7. GIUSEPPE VERDI FAMOUS FOR THE THEMES FREEDOM, HEROISM, LOVE, AND LIBERTY.

8. GIUSEPPE VERDI HIS CRITICS OFTEN BLASTED HIS SCANDALOUS SUBJECTS RAPE, SUICIDE AND FREE LOVE.

9. GIUSEPPE VERDI HIS OPERAS HAVE LOTS OF EMOTIONS, LOTS OF WOMEN SINGING VERY LOUD AND HIGH, AND LOTS OF MAIN CHARACTERS DYING IN THE END.

10. GIUSEPPE VERDI HE’S A FAN OF SHAKESPEARE AND ALL HIS OPERAS ARE BASED ON SHAKESPEARE’S PLAYS.

11. GIUSEPPE VERDI HE WAS ITALY’S NATIONAL HERO BECAUSE OF HIS “VA PENSIERO” (CHORUS OF THE HEBREW SLAVES) WHICH BECAME A SONG TO HELP BRING ITALY TOGETHER.

12. GIACOMO PUCCINI ITALIAN OPERA COMPOSER 12

13. GIACOMO PUCCINI HE WAS INFLUENCED BY THE WORKS OF GUISEPPE VERDI.

14. GIACOMO PUCCINI HIS MUSIC IS DESCRIBED AS EMOTIONAL, SENTIMENTAL, AND WELL-CRAFTED.

15. GIACOMO PUCCINI HIS OPERAS ARE EASY TO RESPOND TO

16. GIACOMO PUCCINI HIS MASTERPIECE “LA BOHEME” IS LARGEY CONVERSATIONAL IN STYLE.

17. RICHARD WAGNER GERMAN OPERA COMPOSER 17

18. RICHARD WAGNER HIS OPERAS ARE UNCOMMONLY LONG AND INTENDED TO BE PLAYED IN THE AFTERNOON OR EVENING.

19. RICHARD WAGNER HIS FAMOUS WORK “LOHENGRIN” IS A FAIRY TALE THAT IMMEDIATELY BECAME VERY POPULAR.

20. RICHARD WAGNER HE RAN UP ENORMOUS DEBTS EXPECTING OTHERS WOULD PAY IT OFF. WHEN HE DID HAVE MONEY, HE SPENT IT RECKLESSLY.

21. RICHARD WAGNER THE MOST POPULAR AND RECOGNIZABLE PART OF THE OPERA IS THE “BRIDAL CHORUS” WHICH IS OFTEN PLAYED AS A PROCESSIONAL AT WEDDINGS IN THE WEST.

22. RICHARD WAGNER https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5C5FOW2ekHo