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WorksheetsMusicals and Opera
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
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
