(Summary) The Elements of Opera & Opera in Baroque Era (Page 110-116 in IB Music)
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This is the summary of an article in IB music book. I think that can be useful for someone 
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Opera began in Italy around 1600. It’s basically the synthesis of sing and act. Everyone wear costume in operas. Scenery, lighting and stage are making opera more powerful and musical effects are one of the most important things on acting.
Libretto is the text of opera (written by librettist or dramatist). It set to music by composer and became an opera. As composers said, the text needs music because all emotions like love, hatred or passion needs come to life and music helps to make them alive.
Operas may contain dialogues but they’re generally sung and librettist allows composer to musical elaboration. Opera soloist needs really great vocal artistry because soloist must create all characters of the opera.
There are some voice categories of opera; coloratura soprano (high range; rapid scales and trills), lyric soprano (light voice, grace and charm), dramatic soprano (powerful voice, passionate intensity), lyric tenor (light, bright voice), dramatic tenor (powerful, heroic expression), basso buffo (comic roles, sings rapidly), basso profondo (very low range, grat dignity).
The main attraction of many operas is aria (song for solo with an orchestra). It is generally role in emotional scene. It usually lasts several minutes. Composers often lead into an aria with a recitative, a vocal line which imitates the rhythms and pitch. In recitative words are sung rapidly.
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Önümüzde bir ışık
kapılmışız, uyuyoruz gözlerimiz açık
Sormuyoruz “nereye”
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Kaynağını bilmediğimiz masallar,
rüyalarımızı süsleyen resimler,
ve hayallerimiz sunuluyor bize…
Sormadan, bakmadan gidiyoruz,
Sonucunu bilmeden atıyoruz adımlarımızı,
Bir ışık, önümüzde
çekiyor bizi kendine,
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bilmiyoruz…
Yemeklerimizde fare zehiri,
bilmiyoruz…
Ellerimizde çaresizliğin yara izleri,
Takıldık peşine,
Sormadan, bilmeden, istemeden,
Sürüklene sürüklene bazen,
Gidiyoruz…