Musicals and Opera

Musical theater concepts can be traced back to

• Ancient Roman theater

• Ancient Greek theater

• Ancient Japanese theater

Musicals have dialogue (talking) between songs.

• True

• False

Which of these describes a character song?

Mark all that apply.

• "I am" where the character talks about who they are

• The emotion of the character is so great they have to sing

• "I want" where the character talks about their dreams

• Production number where all the characters are present

What is the type of song that involves all the actors?

• Character song

• Emotion/drama song

• Production number

• Overture

What is the main difference between opera and musicals?

• Opera has no dialogue (spoken words) but musicals do.

• Musicals have no dialogue (spoken words) but operas do.

• Musicals have costumes and opera doesn't.

• Opera has costumes and musicals do not.

Where did opera begin?

• Germany

• France

• Italy

• Russia

Who opposed opera, considering it 'immoral' and sinful?

• The government

• The Catholic Church

• The people of Italy

What is the type of song used to express emotion and often show off the ability of the singer in opera?

• Recitative

• Aria

Aria or Recitative?

• Aria

• Recitative

Aria or Recitative?

• Aria

• Recitative