Music

• Recitative


  A declamatory singing, used in prose parts and dialogue of opera
• Opera


  A form of theatre in which music is a fundamental component and dramatic roles are taken by singers
• Mezzo-soprano


  A common female voice; strong middle voice
• Aria


  An air solo singing part sung by a principal character
• F. Schubert


  A German composer who developed lieder
• Tristan and Isolde


  One of the works of Richard Wagner
• Libretto


  The text of an Opera where the composer works closely together to tell the story
• Carmen


  One of the works of Georges Bizet
• Lieder


  A German word which means song(s)
• Soprano


  The highest female voice
• Tenor


  The highest male voice
• R. Wagner


  One of his famous works was Tristan and Isolde
• Baritone


  The middle male voice
• Score - book that the composer and librettist put together

  Bass - lowest male voice

  Coloratura - highest soprano voice

  Contralto - lowest fem voice

  Acts - main divisions of opera

  Scene - setting