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19 Cards in this Set
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Plot of Guilio Cesare typical of opera seria
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Serious subject, merciful and enlightened ruler against tyranical ruler, 3 acts,
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2 expected conventions in opera seria
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Leading lady, male soprano, and lead tenor each get the five different types of aria, the number of arias you get in accordance with your position, 6-7 scene changes, after an aria is sung, the character leaves the stage
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Behavior of audience at San Carlo opera house
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Talks and laughs through entire thing unless there is dancing. then they become quiet. Gentlemen travel from box to box to be received by the ladies, card games, fruit and sweetmeats are being sold.
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French Overture, how it fits G.C. how does overture set stage for opera to come
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Empio, diro, tu se
Rage aria Text painting |
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Son nata a lagrimar-How does Handel express sorrowful mood
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Act 3, Scene 4 How does it depart from expected norms?
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Castrato
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A male castrated before puberty to preserve his high vocal range and lung power
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Carlo Broschi (Farinelli)
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star castrato in Handels time
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Opera seria
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Love vs. duty, merciful and enlightened tuler, magnamimous tyrants, historica, 2 pairs of lovers, , happy ending turns on a deed of heroism or sublime renunciation. Ancient greek or Latin tales. 3 acts. Alternating rec. and aria, very few ensembles, orch. acc. only.
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Recitative secco
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stretches of dialogue in a speechlike fashion, acc. onlyu by basso continuo
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Recitative accompagnato
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stirring and im[ressive orchesta outbyrts to reinforce rapid changes of emotion in dialogue and punstuate singers phrases.
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Da Capo Aria
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ABA form A swction is also in 2 part form, with 2 differente settings of same text, intoduced by instrumental ritornello. Lyrical monologue in an opea
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Lament
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sad aria
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Rage aria
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Rinaldo
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Handel. 1st Italian opera composed for London. Brilliant music and elaborate stage effects. Establiehed Handels reputation.
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Italian Oratorio
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Opera on a sacred subject presented in concert, usually in a religious building rather than a stage
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Handel English oratorio
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dialogue in recitative, lyrical verses as arias innovated use of chorus-participates in action, narrates sotry, comments on events
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Israel in Egypt
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