Opera Voices and Techniques

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What is the term used to describe the text in an opera?

libretto

What is the highest level voice of a female in opera singing?

soprano

What is the term used to describe the process of sustaining a note with rapid, slight pitch variations to give a richer and more varied sound?

vibrato

What is the term used to describe the low male voice type in opera singing?

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What is the term used to describe a singing style that focuses on sustaining a note, often used in opera singing?

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What is the term used to describe the ability of a singer to perform for a long period of time, often developed through long hours of practice?

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Opera Terminology

  • ARIA: a solo singing part in an opera
  • LIBRETTO: the text used in an opera
  • TESSITURA: an opera singing style that focuses on sustaining performances
  • CHEST VOICE: the easiest to develop and commonly used in everyday speech
  • VIBRATO: a rapid, repeated, slight pitch variation during a sustained note to give a richer sound
  • LIEDER: a musical sequence used by Richard Wagner in most of his operas

Vocal Techniques

  • FALSETTO: a characteristic of opera singing involving quick slides between two notes
  • PROPER POSTURE: a technique that promotes efficient breathing for better projection, tone quality, and vocal range
  • ENDURANCE: techniques developed through long hours of practice to enable singers to last throughout a performance

Voice Types

  • SOPRANO: a high-level voice of a female
  • MEZZO SOPRANO: a middle-level voice of a female
  • ALTO: a low female voice type that gives expression of intense tones
  • TENOR: a high-level voice of a male
  • BARITONE: a middle-level voice of a male
  • BASS: a low male voice

Music and Performance

  • A CAPPELLA: singing without accompaniment
  • DIALOGUE: helps move the action of the play
  • CANTABILE, TESSITURA AND VIBRATO: examples of dynamics and vocal embellishments in opera singing
  • VERDI: a famous French composer known for his opera "Carmen"
  • LEA SALONGA: an internationally-awarded Filipino artist known for her exemplary performance in "Miss Saigon"

Story Structure and Performance

  • INITIAL INCIDENT: a plot structure that gets the story going
  • ACTING, COSTUME, and POETRY: additional factors in performing an Opera music

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