What is Opera?

Introduction to Opera Appreciation

1. Choose an option from the left to begin.

2. Which opera is this aria from? La Boheme Tosca Carmen Cyrano De Bergerac Click the speaker icon to hear me sing.

3. Which opera is this aria from? Carmen Click the speaker icon to hear me sing. Correct! Click to Continue

4. Which opera is this aria from? La Boheme Click the speaker icon to hear me sing. Try Again

5. Which opera is this aria from? Tosca Click the speaker icon to hear me sing. Try Again

6. Which opera is this aria from? Cyrano De Bergerac Click the speaker icon to hear me sing. Try Again

7. What is Opera? Opera Click to Continue

8. A theatrical production in which singers and dancers speak lines, and often break into song. Large dance numbers are a major part of these shows. An instrumental or vocal part designed to support or compliment a principal voice, instrument, or a group of voices or instruments. A dramatic form of theatre that includes scenery, props, and costumes. The actors are trained singers who sing their lines instead of speaking them. An orchestra accompanies the singers. Which definition goes with this word? Opera

9. A theatrical production in which singers and dancers speak lines, and often break into song. Large dance numbers are a major part of these shows. Which definition goes with this word? Musical Try again

10. An instrumental or vocal part designed to support or compliment a principal voice, instrument, or a group of voices or instruments. Which definition goes with this word? Accompaniment Try again

11. A dramatic form of theatre that includes scenery, props, and costumes. The actors are trained singers who sing their lines instead of speaking them. An orchestra accompanies the singers. Which definition goes with this word? Opera Correct Next Word

12. An extended musical passage performed by one singer. It is used to express feelings or comment o n the action and is accompanied by the orchestra. The action usually stops while this is sung. An extended musical passage performed by more than one player. Very often they are all singing different words and different musical lines. The text of an opera, always shorter than a normal play because it takes so much longer to sing a line thane say it. Which definition goes with this word? Aria

13. An extended musical passage performed by one singer. It is used to express feelings or comment o n the action and is accompanied by the orchestra. The action usually stops while this is sung. Which definition goes with this word? Aria Correct Next Word

14. The text of an opera, always shorter than a normal play because it takes so much longer to sing a line thane say it. Which definition goes with this word? Libretto Try again

15. An extended musical passage performed by more than one player. Very often they are all singing different words and different musical lines. Which definition goes with this word? Ensemble Try again

16. A short musical phrase associated with a particular character or event . Sung dialogue that moves the action along by providing information, it generally has no recognizable melody and the singing is generally faster with rhythm more like normal speech. The written music for a piece or group of pieces with separate lines for each instrument and each singer’s voice. Which definition goes with this word? Score

17. A short musical phrase associated with a particular character or event . Which definition goes with this word? Leitmotif Try again

18. Sung dialogue that moves the action along by providing information, it generally has no recognizable melody and the singing is generally faster with rhythm more like normal speech. Which definition goes with this word? Recitative Try again

19. The written music for a piece or group of pieces with separate lines for each instrument and each singer’s voice. Which definition goes with this word? Score Correct Click to Continue

20. Congratulations! You are on your way to becoming an opera expert!