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OPERA in The Classical Era
OPERA in The Classical Era
OPERA in The Classical Era
Y10 IGCSE
CLASSICAL ERA
WHAT IS OPERA?
• DRAMATIC
work in one or
more ACTS -
written for
vocalists and
instrumentalists
STARTER:
• Look at the following images from
OPERAS, and discuss how this
GENRE is different to the other
ones we have been discussing.
• MOST IMPORTANT
COMPOSERS for OPERA in the
Classical Era was
• MOZART and
• Music was often composed to suit the SINGERS, but this started to
change in the CLASSICAL ERA.
• Music was not more important than the story any longer
GLUCK OPERA
GLUCK - ORPHEO ED EURIDICE
• ASSIGNMENT 52: