I like to go to the Opera! Have you ever been?
No but I want to go one day. That is where singers and musicians perform dramatic works.
Yes! I love the elegant setting where the operas take place. The venue is usually outstanding!
The two types of singing typically done is recitative and arias where notes are sung in a sustained method.
Correct! I'm not familiar with those terms. But I think I've seen singers use the recitative method!
The opera is usually accompanied by an orchestra that is led by a condoctor.
Very true! The orchestra provides an enhanced evening! They are very talented individuals.
Opera started in Italy in the 16th century and spread throughout the rest of Europe.
I had no idea its been around for so long! Any idea on how the phenomenon spread worldwide?
continuous music drama.
Opera originated in Italy at the end of the 16th century (with Jacopo Peri's mostly lost "Dafne", produced in Florence in 1598) and soon spread through the rest of Europe: Heinrich Schütz in Germany, Jean-Baptiste Lully in France, and Henry Purcell in England all helped to establish their national traditions in the 17th century. In the 18th century, Italian opera continued to dominate most of Europe (except France), attracting foreign composers such as George Frideric Handel. Opera seria
? Yes and no. I wanted to create something artistic, something special. Did I know how I was going to do it? Not really."
"If you like the way it looks, go with it! I liked it and I did it! Of course, it takes a lot of experience to develop good taste. When one is just starting out it's easy to like something without knowing if it's really good or not. That works some of the time, but an educated opinion usually