Opera

Opera is one of my favourite types of singing and is an art that is so beautiful and expressive. Opera not only requires singing but most of the time it requires the telling of a story to tell which is sometimes shown on stage, involving spoken acting scenes, costume design and dance. Mainly Opera's are accompanied by a full orchestra ensemble and since the early 19th century there is now usually a conductor involved.

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The origins of Opera first came from the Italian word 'work' (around 1639) in a sense of the time and hours it took to produce the stage production and also the end result by showing the play. An Opera called Dafne by Jacopa Peri was on of the world's first composers in the 'Opera world' and was produced in 1597. He composed this piece by gathering a small group of humanists from Florentine and their aim was to bring back 'Greek drama' and they used very similar Renaissance style poetry and music.


There are many types of voice ranges in Opera singing such as soprano and alto (women) and for the men, they usually sing bass, tenor or baritone. Young boys are often trained at a small age to be able to sing soprano or alto until they reach an age where their voice can't reach high notes.

sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opera