A grand occasion because it was used as part of the marriage of the King of France to an Italian princess
It has the most expensive production on account of the involvement of many experts
OPERETTA
Small opera wherein the characters speak between songs
ART SONG
Living musical language that draws on the contemporary traditions of poetry and song of each country
LIBRETTIST
A person who writes the word for a musical work for the theater
CHAD GASTA: 'The opera is described as an entertainment where "Intellect and every noblest sentiment are fascinated at one and the same moment by the most delectable art ever devised by human genius"'
SOPRANO
The highest voice for female
LIBRETTO
The "little book" because it contains the text of an opera
MEZZO SOPRANO
Common voice classification for female
ARIA
The significant part of the opera which they give opportunity and highlight for the leading, characters to express deep feelings of love and farewell