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HW – Understanding Opera Watch this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z1IzKcpPW3w Answer these questions: 1. What do people wear to the opera at the Glimmerglass opera company? _ Cargo shorts and flip flops. 2. Why do we have biases towards opera? _ It was long, boring, too loud. _ The singers wouldn’t be able to act. 3. Which character do we associate opera with? _ Valkyrie. 4. Were there really supposed to be horns on the Valkyrie’s helmet? _ No, they were not. 5. Which type of physique gives you a natural advantage as an opera singer? Why? _ Big lungs because I want to sing for a long time without having to take a breath. _ Big head because my nasal cavities, sinuses give me resonance and allow me to be heard over an orchestra of many people who are sawing on their instrument in an auditorium at this size or other sizes. 6. Why do so many people think opera sucks?

_ Because they have been told about the art from a young age, art was good in theory but it turned to be different in reality, especially opera. 7. Which type of food does the speaker compare opera to? _ Bacon cheeseburger. 8. What is the definition of opera?

_ Opera is a story told with words and music are working together. 9. Is opera the same as musical theater? Are there any differences between the two? _ Yes, it is and nothing is different between opera and musical theater. 10. What is the difference between TV and opera/theater? _ TV is about character that people come back week after week to see these people that they have fallen in love with.

_ Theater is about an idea that people can come together to wrestle with the big question of their day. Overall, opera is about the emotion but it is more than that, it is about empathy. 11. Opera exists at the intersection of ______music___, _______words___, and ____awesome________. 12. How does the music change how the speaker expresses the definition of the yo-yo? _ It changes from the sad music to cheerful music when he expressed the definition of yoyo. Also, the ways he expressed the words affected a lot in music by raising and putting down his voice. 13. What is the term for the old opera tradition where females sing the roles of young men whose voice have not changed yet? What type of role? _ I think the term is a woman is singing the role and it called pants role. 14. What is the dress code for opera these days? _ Dress code: + For men, slacks (or, if you’re in a pinch, a nice pair of jeans) and a button-down shirt will do. Jacket and tie optional. Please don’t wear dirty gym sneakers. + For women, dress pants or a skirt and blouse work, as does a cocktail or work dress. Heels if they feel like it.

15. Did you get goosebumps when the last singer sang? _ Yes, I did. Watch this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ipNa-g4ZlG8 What is recitative? _ Recitative is a little break from the more complicated singing....