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italian opera of the early 19th century
meaning “beautiful song”
importance of the beauty of the human voice |
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| Name three big composers of Bel Canto Operas |
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Donizetti
Rossini
Bellini |
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show life as it really is
depicting lives of lower middle class |
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| What are some characteristic of Puccini operas? |
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Short intense vocal melodies
exotic settings
realistic plot |
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| The Aria “Un bel di” is from what opera but what composer? |
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Madame Butterfly
by Puccini |
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| What is going on in the story as “un bel di” is performed |
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| chocho san tells her loyal but doubtful maid what it will be like when her love “Pinkerton” returns. |
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| Characteristics of Verdi arias? |
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smaller orchestra
catchy tunes
often strophic |
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| a hunchbacked and bitter court jester. |
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| A womanizer (Rigoletto’s employer) |
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| What happens in the plot of Rigoletto? |
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| Rigoletto doesn’t want Gilda to fall in love with the Duke, she does anyway. He hires Sparafuchile and Maddelena to kill him and he ends up killing his own daughter instead. |
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| The Aria “la donna e mobile” is about what? |
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| The duke sings this about how fickle women are |
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| What form is La donna e mobile? |
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| What is the plot of Madama Butterfly? |
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Pinkerton is a naval officer, he marries young Chocho San. He leaves for two years saying he will return. Pinkerton returns with a new “real” wife. Chocho San givers her son to him and kills herself.
..chocho san is an idiot |
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