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Genre Hopping: When Pop Goes Pavarotti
As music sales and tour revenue continue to free-fall, some forward-thinking popstars have jumped ship and opted to try their talents at a different genre.
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Opera Australia 2011 Season Launch
Opera Australia's 2011 season was launched on 20 August 2010 and indicate that there will be an eclectic mix of productions for Australian audiences.
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Operatic Voice Types - The Bass
This is the lowest of the male operatic voices, and usually is found in roles requiring either much character, dignity or both!
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Operatic Voice Types - The Baritone
The baritone sits between the tenor and the bass in range, and has a distinctly mellow quality. Having great flexibility, they can sing many characters.
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Operatic Voice Types - The Contralto
True contraltos are quite rare. The pitch is very low, the timbre rich and dark. They add weight and colour to an opera chorus and are usually cast as character roles.
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Operatic Voice Types - The Soprano
The leading ladies of opera are written more often as soprano parts. Within the voice type are a number of different recognised styles that have evolved over time.
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Operatic Styles - Bel Canto Opera
There are many different styles of opera composing and operatic singing that developed in response to changes in operatic writing and changing audience tastes.
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Opera For Beginners - Alternative Avenues
Opera is joining the mainstream via radio, television and the internet. Discover cost effective ways to continue your journey of discovery into this complex art form.
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Taking Children to the Opera
Opera can be seen as a challenge when it comes to taking children. The right preparation, choices and planning will make it enjoyable for everyone.
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Choosing Operas for Beginners
Opera is frequently seen as elitist and inaccessible. However, there are many choices that will offer familiar tunes and story lines which a novice opera goer will enjoy.
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Travesty or Trouser Roles in Opera
In 17th and 18th century Italian opera, adolescent boys and young men were often played by castrati. As castrati singers died out, women dressed as men took on the roles.
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Opera Synopsis - Mozart's Don Giovanni
Don Giovanni was commissioned for Opera Prague, opening on October 29, 1787. Based on a libretto by Lorenzo da Ponte, it is one of many versions of the story of Don Juan.
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Rimsky-Korsakov Opera The Golden Cockerel
Opera The Golden Cockerel (Le Coq d'Or) by Russian composer Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov: plot synopsis, character description, and other Rimsky-Korsakov opera information.
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Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov Opera Sadko
Opera Sadko by Russian composer Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov: plot synopsis, character description, and other Rimsky-Korsakov opera information.
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Alexander Borodin Opera Prince Igor
Opera Prince Igor, based a medieval epic The Tale of Igor's Campaign by Alexander Borodin: opera plot summary, character list, and other Borodin opera information.
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