Score is the book that the composer and

librettist put together.

The score has

some musical notes, words and

ideas to help the performers tell the

story.

Full score is the version used by an orchestra conductor and prints what each instrumental player of the orchestra, the chorus of singers and the soloists are doing at a given moment.

Declamatory singing, used in the poetry parts and dialogue of opera.

Recitative may be accompanied

Recitative may be unaccompanied

Aria is an air or solo singing part sung by a principal character.

Aria is what

the public will least to remember when leaving the opera house.

Properly and

well sung, a beautiful aria can bring an audience to its feet and decide the

fate of an entire opera.

Tenor is the highest male voice.

Tenor is the common male voice.

Baritone lies between Bass and Tenor voices.

Lyric female voice is bright and full sound.

Coloratura is the highest soprano voice.

Contralto is the most common female voice.

The very development of the Opera sprung up from the idea of putting forward

and more exploration on the concept of “word painting”

This idea coupled with an understanding of ancient Roman theatre resulted in the

formulation of a new musical form, the opera.

Opera is a

combination of all the arts in one extravagant performance.

The opera being an elaborate combination of different art forms, its production

is very costly.

The opera, from its very beginning, is accompanied by an instrumental

ensemble called the orchestra.

Due to the increasing number of orchestra players in the opera, composers

like Verdi, Puccini and Wagner saw the opportunity to explore ways to develop the

instrumental accompaniment in opera.

Aria is an air or solo singing part sung by a principal character.

Aria is what

the public will least to remember when leaving the opera house.

Properly and

well sung, a beautiful aria can bring an audience to its feet and decide the

fate of an entire opera.