Opera

Opera

Industry: Drama

Contributors in Opera

Opera

A Spanish popular musical theatrical presentation blending dialogue and music in skits and dramas ranging from one to three acts that satirise aspects of daily life. Early zarzuelas were performed in ...

Libretto

Drama; Opera

Italian for ‘little book,’ it is the text for an opera.

Oratorio

Drama; Opera

A musical composition for chorus, orchestra and soloists whose text is usually religious, serious or philosophical. Generally not staged, oratorio was Handel’s domain in England when opera fell out ...

Orchestra pit

Drama; Opera

The area below the stage, usually, where the orchestra is situated. The conductor is on a podium in the orchestra pit, visible to the singers on stage, the orchestra in the pit and occasionally to ...