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Opera Singers and their Equipment

Opera Singers and their Equipment. Stereotypes. “It’s not over ‘til the FAT LADY sings” Huge woman with Vikings helmet, braids, metal chestplate Actually only The Ring used this look. Do They Have To Be SO BIG?. Yes and no Need big voices- no microphones over full orchestra

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Opera Singers and their Equipment

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  1. Opera Singers and their Equipment

  2. Stereotypes • “It’s not over ‘til the FAT LADY sings” • Huge woman with Vikings helmet, braids, metal chestplate • Actually only The Ring used this look

  3. Do They Have To Be SO BIG? • Yes and no • Need big voices- no microphones over full orchestra • Big lungs come in big packages • Big appetite for life!

  4. Opera Voices • Soprano • Mezzo Soprano • Contralto • Tenor • Baritone • Bass

  5. FACH?? • Fach= compartment • Two fachs • Lyric= sweet • Dramatic- Steely, powerful • Lyric= heroines • Dramatic= villains

  6. Voice Determines Role • Soprano=heroine= Paid the most!! • Mezzos= Tramps, Vamps and Witches • Contraltos= maids, mothers, grandmothers (replaced castrati)

  7. Same for men! • Highest voices paid the most • Tenor= male lead • Baritones= wise guy, comic relief, bad guy • Bass= grandfather, devil

  8. Beware the Diva! • Prima Donna= literally means “first lady” • Reputation for crazy, obsessive behavior • No dairy or acidic food • Sing 10-12 hours/day • Fight for spotlight

  9. Most famous woman opera singer • Marian Anderson • Not allowed to sing at Constitution Hall in DC • Eleanor Roosevelt intervened • First black woman to sing at the New York Metropolitan Opera

  10. The Three Tenors • Lucianno Pavarotti • Placido Domingo • Jose Carreras

  11. Il Divo • Formed by Simon of American Idol • Multinational- Italian, Swiss, Spanish, American • Hot Hot Hot!

  12. Paul Potts!! • Newest opera superstar • Cell phone salesman • “Discovered” on American Idol

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