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That's why they don't like singers like Julie Andrews (but like her better than most dramatic opera singers). As a lay listener, I assumed "wide" meant "widely fluctuating pitch," i.e. "widely fluctuating frequency," but my assumption might have been wrong. It seems like you and other commenters are using the term "natural" with different meanings.
- I don't like opera... : r/classicalmusic - Reddit
But if you listen to something like this, hopefully you'll...
- I don't like opera... : r/classicalmusic - Reddit
But if you listen to something like this, hopefully you'll be able to hear the way that the voices become just like added instruments, complementing the textures of the orchestral part. edwigefeuillere's suggestion, to either watch an opera or to follow the libretto, is an excellent one.
With opera you need to commit to a longer experience on a music level, story level and to an extent language level. Lots of people who don't like opera instantly recognize and approve of well known arias or set pieces. Carmen 's Habanero and Wagner's Flight of the Valkyries come to mind, in no small measure due to Bugs Bunny ( no sarcasm there).
Oct 13, 2021 · Up until a few years ago, I felt the same as the OP. Opera is one of my favourite genres of music, so I can’t say I had a problem conceptually with musicals. It has to be said, there are a great number of very BAD or indifferent musicals and, sadly, these tend to be among the most popular: Lloyd Webber after he parted ways with Tim Rice, junk like Annie, those appalling ‘jukebox ...
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Phantommeets many of a musical’s criteria: popular vocal styles, musical instrumentation (synthesizers and trap-set), and some spoken dialogue. But it also has some classical vocal styles and doesn’t have extended dance sequences or the lead couple/comic couple structure. So with three opera boxes checked off and three musical boxes checked off, it...
Is Phantom an anomaly? The only piece with kind-of-confusing categorization? Not hardly. Let’s look at Mozart’s Die Zauberflöte(The Magic Flute). How about a few more? Mozart’s Die Entführung aus dem Serail(The Abduction from the Seraglio) is another of his Singspiels that has entered the operatic canon. (Utah Opera produced it in 2014, and The Met...
So, how exactly do we decide if a piece belongs on the musical theatre stage or the operatic stage? One of musical theatre’s reigning royalty, the late Stephen Sondheim, said this on the subject: Essentially, the difference, I think, is in the expectation of the audience. Obviously, there are differences in terms of performers and how they approach...
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Musical and opera are both forms of theatrical performances that incorporate music, singing, and storytelling. However, there are some key differences between the two. Musicals typically feature a more contemporary style of music, often incorporating elements of popular music genres such as rock, jazz, or hip-hop.
