Key learning points

1. Opera is a way of telling stories through singing.
2. Opera brings together dramatic singing, acting, dance, & art to create a multi-sensory live experience of storytelling.
3. We can use our singing voices to convey how our character is feeling.
4. Singing the words clearly help the audience to understand the story.
5. We can show the relationship between two characters by the way they respond to each other.

Keywords

• Opera - a form of storytelling using dramatic singing, acting, costume and design and sometimes dance

• Libretto - a book containing the words (and sometimes stage directions) that the opera performers will use

• Duet - a performance by two singers, musicians or dancers

• Orchestra - a large musical ensemble, combining instruments from the string, woodwind and percussion families

Common misconception