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32 Cards in this Set
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fach
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the name of catorization of voice types in opera
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falsetto
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false voice,head voice, preform higher notes
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castrato
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men who were castrated at a certain age so they could keep there voices high
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countertenor
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a natural high male voice by the use of falsetto
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spinto
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(pushed)
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tessitura
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most comfortable range for singers
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Light - Lyric - Full - Dramatic
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Adjectives to describe weight and color of the voice.
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mezzo
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lowest soprano voice
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solo piece for a singer and orchestra called
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aria
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book or script of opera
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libretto
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caliritora
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highest soprano voice classification
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a heavily-weighted soprano voice in a richard wagner opera is called
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wagnarian soprano
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a deep bass voice, often portrayed as a father or king is a
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profundo
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a funny comical role in bass would be a
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basso buffo
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lorenzo da ponte
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mozart's librettost
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lorenzo da ponta and mozart
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don giovanni, cosiva, figaro
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lowest female voice operative classification
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contralto
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art's essence
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beauty
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person who designs the opera set's and imaines the shape of the show
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stage director
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sopranos and tenors who may have the same range could differ in weight of their voice, two classifications
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dramatic, lyric
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3 women in Don Giovanni
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Donna Anna, Donna Elvira, Zurlina
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The set of shared attitudes, values, goals and practices that characterizes an institution, organization or group is known as
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culture
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the best way to learn with minimal studying is to
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listen
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hero
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heldon
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2 things that increased opera's popularity
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Subtitles, mass media
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king of opera
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mozart
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opera means ___
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work
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oveture
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music before the show starts, ochestra
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4 components of opera
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recitative, aria, ensembles, chorus
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recitative
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chords and sing/speack
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ensembles
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groups of 3 or 4 singers
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chorus
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more of a choir, background
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