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Through your research, what have you discovered about opera? Specifically, what makes opera different than a musical? Find your information HERE Post your answer to the blog
This is the set of AIDA as performed by the Metropolitan Opera in New York City  |
To answer these questions, you have to start at the bottom of the page and work your way up! Each question can be answered by clicking on the links (the underlined words.) Press [Post Comment] to enter your answer to each question. This box will appear. Highlight and then delete (Your name) and enter your own name. Then highlight and delete (New Message) and type in your answer. Your box should now look something like this:
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If you have trouble working the blog, use a piece of paper to write your answer. Hand your paper in at the end of class. If you've read this tutorial, kudos to you! I will give you the answer to the first question! The answer is the Suez Canal. Shhh!! Don't tell anyone! Let them find the answer themselves! Now scroll down to the bottom of the page and get started! |
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Why do opera singers sing so loud? Watch this video of the great tenor Luciano Pavarotti . Formulate your own answer and post it to the blog.
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 | What are the male voice types in opera called? Find the answer HERE Post your answer to the blog
This is an opera singer singing the role of RADAMES |
What are the female voice types in opera called?
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This is an opera singer singing the role of Amneris! |  |
 | What is an aria? Find the answer HERE Post your answer to the blog
This is an album cover of MARIA CALLAS, a very famous opera singer |
Find the answer The composer Guiseppi Verdi, was commissioned to write Aida to commemorate a historic event. What was this historic event?
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You will be doing your own research on Verdi's "Aida". Your job is to discover why "Aida" is considered an opera, and not just a musical. Read through each question, click on the link provided, and formulate your own answer. Post your answer to the blog! This is a set of AIDA performed in an ancient colliseum.
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