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What distinguishes an opera from a musical?
About £50 a ticket.
John Peniket, Burnham, Bucks
Operas and musicals are similar in that they are both performed as musical theatre, with a story, character distinctions and arias. They are both made up of several songs, or musical pieces, connected by lines of dialogue; this is usually spoken in a musical, whereas in an opera it is performed as a recitative in which the dialogue transpires in a melodic or musical pattern.
Operas also tend to be continuous singing, although some musicals are sung through (eg Les Misérables). These are often acknowledged for their opera-like qualities by being called "popular" or "rock" operas.
Luke Gallagher, Lancaster
The following are tendencies, not certainties. Opera singers weigh more than those performing in musicals. The latter are easy to understand,...
What distinguishes an opera from a musical?
About £50 a ticket.
John Peniket, Burnham, Bucks
Operas and musicals are similar in that they are both performed as musical theatre, with a story, character distinctions and arias. They are both made up of several songs, or musical pieces, connected by lines of dialogue; this is usually spoken in a musical, whereas in an opera it is performed as a recitative in which the dialogue transpires in a melodic or musical pattern.
Operas also tend to be continuous singing, although some musicals are sung through (eg Les Misérables). These are often acknowledged for their opera-like qualities by being called "popular" or "rock" operas.
Luke Gallagher, Lancaster
The following are tendencies, not certainties. Opera singers weigh more than those performing in musicals. The latter are easy to understand,...
- 5/3/2011
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